Re: [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files

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Chris Frey <cdfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:46:12PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>> I do not see how it is _Git_ that breaks itself by repeated installs.  It 
>> detects that there is an Error.pm.  Fine.  You _remove_ it while 
>> installing Git.  Not fine.  Not Git's error.
>
> I guess I take the view that anything _installed_ by git is a part of git.
> If git installs Error.pm, it can't expect the user to keep it around
> if he uninstalls that version of git.

True, as we do not give "uninstall" target.  That's what distros are for.
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