[wpkg-users] stop wpkg from removing packages

[Malte Starostik]

Hi Rainer,

Am Montag, 18. Mai 2009 23:00:33 schrieb Rainer Meier:
> Malte Starostik wrote:
> > Take a look at the /noremove command line options resp. the noRemove
> > config.xml parameter.

[...]

> This of course means to "Simon" that re-adding the package later on will
> re-run the install command in any case. Without the /noremove switch it
> will run it because the software has been potentially correctly removed.
> With the /noremove switch it will run the install commands because the
> package is new to WPKG. However in the second case WPKG will not execute
> the install commands if the checks defined in the package show that the
> package is already installed.

[...]

> In any case I think Simon should take a bit more care about an integral and
> sensitive part of his software environment. In most cases re-installing an
> application is not an issue and if it is then I suggest testing and
> carefully handling the package database.

I totally agree.  In fact I got distracted by the subject "stop wpkg from 
removing packages" and somehow unintentionally ignored the part about the 
unwanted reinstallations - although I read it.

Cheers,
Malte