2048.cpp does not remove its data folder upon deactivation

[barracuda156]

Deactivating 2048.cpp does not remove /opt/local/var/2048.cpp folder and its contents.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

That's intentional. That's where high scores are kept. You would not want your high score list wiped out every time you upgrade the port.

[barracuda156]

Replying to ryandesign:

That's intentional. That's where high scores are kept. You would not want your high score list wiped out every time you upgrade the port.

Ok, fair enough. It would be removed if the port is uninstalled though?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

MacPorts does not distinguish between removing a port due to uninstalling and removing it due to upgrading to a new version. To MacPorts, both are "deactivating".

It's the same situation as a database server (MySQL, PostgreSQL); you wouldn't want your databases or log files, which are stored in ${prefix}/var, to be wiped out for you when you upgrade or uninstall. Same with configuration files stored in ${prefix}/etc; you wouldn't want them reset to defaults when you upgrade or uninstall. These files, and any others not included in a port's destroot, intentionally remain untouched by MacPorts when you upgrade or uninstall ports.