Development version of BIND 9 - 9.21.10 with meson build system

[Petr Špaček]

On 22. 09. 25 13:47, Havard Eidnes via bind-users wrote:
>>> # meson install -C build-dir
>>> errors out when I have BIND 9.20 already installed in /usr/local
>>> with
>>> ERROR: Destination '/usr/local/bin/named-compilezone' already exists
>>> and is not a symlink
>>
>> I noticed this when replacing pre-meson 9.21 installation with a
>> post-meson one. Remove the /usr/local/bin/named-compilezone file and
>> run the meson install command again.
> 
> While that is of course doable, "should I have to"?
I guess that's philosophical question whether it is wise to keep files 
from old version lying around in your filesystem, or whether removing 
old version first is a good practice.

Personally I'm surprised by this problem. It should not be an issue 
since package managers were invented ...

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Petr Špaček