[wpkg-users] WPKG 1.1.0 reboot loop during upgrade

[Rainer Meier]

Hi Mark,

Mark Cooke wrote:
> I updated the packages.xml wiki with some information about the options for
> 'exit code reboot' and 'package wide reboot'.

Thanks for the contribution!


> I've realised that my confusion comes from the two different meanings for
> 'reboot=true'.
> 
> Reboot at the package level:
> 
> True      :  Reboot after all processing is complete

Actually this means reboot after all processing on the _current_ package is
done. If there are multiple packages to be processed the reboot will happen
right after the package which specified reboot=true (no matter if more packages
are scheduled to be run).

> False     :  Never reboot for this package

Correct.


> Delayed   :  Equivalent to never (as it is 'not true')

There is no such thing like a delayed reboot on package level - it's ignored and
therefore equal to false. So your statement above is true.


> Postponed :  Equivalent to never (as it is 'not true')

No.
If you specify reboot=postponed at package level the system will reboot after
WPKG termination (all packages processed) in case the package checks yield true
(successfully installed). If the checks are wrong instead WPKG will regard
failed checks as a warning instead of an error because it might be that the
software package is installed successfully but checks are false until reboot.



> Reboot at the exit-code level:
> 
> True      :  Reboot immediately this command is done

Correct.


> Delayed   :  Reboot at end of this package processing

Correct.


> Postponed :  Reboot after all packages are processed

Correct.


br,
Rainer