[wpkg-users] [Bug 149] New: Specify prerequisites for a package

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http://bugzilla.wpkg.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149

           Summary: Specify prerequisites for a package
           Product: WPKG
           Version: 1.0.2
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: config files
        AssignedTo: mangoo at wpkg.org
        ReportedBy: erik.langeland at silvacom.com
         QAContact: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org


I would like a new feature in packages.xml that would allow a package to have a
prerequisite specified so that if the prerequisite is not met, the package will
be skipped. This could be a Windows version check, or checking for software
that may have been installed by another tool (e.g. Group Policy) or manually in
order to update it.

Another related useful option would be to run different commands based on which
prerequisites are met. This would handle, for example, running different
installers for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.

Having this feature would avoid tripling the number of packages required as we
start to migrate from Windows XP to Windows Vista 32-bit and Windows Vista
64-bit.


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