Jeff wrote: > I'm seeking some additional clarification on the operation of the 'depends' > in the package xml files.. > > I'm aware of the recently created bug #54 regarding the package dependancies > not being resolved during a /install.. > > So, using the same xml files format as in that bug: > -- > packages.xml: > ?<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <packages> > <package id="a" name="a" revision="4" reboot="false" priority="10"> > <check ..." /> > <depends package-id="b"/> > <check ..." /> > <install cmd='...' /> > <remove cmd='...' /> > </package> > <package id="b" name="b" revision="4" reboot="false" priority="10"> > <check ..." /> > <install cmd='...' /> > <remove cmd='...' /> > </package> > </packages> > -- > > It would seen reasonable to expect (especially using the /syncronize' > option), that one would include package "a" in the profile, which would add > package "b" and ensure that package "b" is installed before installing > package "a". Is this correct ??? > > One could also argue that both packages "a" and "b" need to be included in > the profile, but "a" would only be installed if "b" is installed.. maybe ?? You can of course include both packages, but including just package "a" should be sufficient. > I would like to be able to control the order that certain packages are > installed, and ensure that they do get installed in a specific order.. The > 'priority' option has been some help, however there are times when one > package cannot complete its installation, and wpkg continue to try and > install the next package, which does proceed.. > > Additionally, is there any way to (as an example) get wpkg to force a reboot > at the end if there were any packages that did NOT successfully install.?? > It appears that if some packages do not install, then wpkg ends up leaving > them until the next reboot when it tries again.. If you want such a feature, please post it to bugzilla on http://bugs.wpkg.org, it shouldn't be very hard to add from a technical POV. -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users |