[MacPorts] #15726: llvm: ".dir" files considered weird

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#15726: llvm: ".dir" files considered weird
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 Reporter:  ryandesign at macports.org  |       Owner:  erickt at macports.org
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new                
 Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:  Port Bugs          
Component:  ports                    |     Version:  1.7.0              
 Keywords:                           |  
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 llvm installs files called ".dir" into several directories:

 {{{
 $ port contents llvm | grep \.dir
   /mp/bin/.dir
   /mp/etc/llvm/.dir
   /mp/lib/.dir
   /mp/lib/llvm/obj/Release/bin/.dir
   /mp/lib/llvm/obj/Release/lib/.dir
 $
 }}}

 What's up with those? They only contain a date/time:

 {{{
 $ port contents llvm | grep \.dir | xargs cat
 Mon Jun 23 05:15:50 CDT 2008
 Mon Jun 23 05:15:54 CDT 2008
 Mon Jun 23 05:15:39 CDT 2008
 Mon Jun 23 05:06:09 CDT 2008
 Mon Jun 23 05:05:57 CDT 2008
 $
 }}}

 Are those files needed for llvm to function? If not, we should remove them
 in post-destroot. If that change is made to the portfile, the portfile
 revision should be incremented so everyone gets the change.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/15726>
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