Uninstalling Xcode - problems?

Here are some comments about Xcode's uninstaller from 2004:
removed essential apps from the system (tar, zip, unzip, etc.) and prevents many operation from completing successfully - including Software Update.
Well, I found out what was preventing Software Update from working. Apple's uninstaller for Xcode also uninstalled "tar" and "gnutar" from /usr/bin. I had to use Pacifist to manually extract and install those two components from the base package on my Panther disk. Thanks, Apple. Nicely done with that uninstaller.
On disc1 that came with my imac, in the Xcode folder, there is a pdf file named "About Xcode Tools.pdf" and it says:
About Xcode Tools
Compatibility and Installation
Xcode Tools 2.4 Release for
Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger)
NOTE: The uninstaller that ships with previous versions of Xcode Tools or Developer Tools will not clean
everything off of your system properly. You should either use the one on the Xcode Tools 2.4 DVD, or you
should use the one installed when you installed Xcode Tools 2.4.
Well, the 2.4 uninstaller doesn't work correctly either. See here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=850734&tstart=0

I think you've discovered a bug in the uninstaller in that it doesn't remove the Project Templates and File Templates folders. You should file a bug report and explain the circumstances which highlighted the problem:
http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/
Best wishes
Bob

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