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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As far as I understand it, wpkg would inherently do what you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Once p_1, p_2 and p_3 are all managed packages (i.e., added to wpkg.xml), future runs of wpkg would look at the profile. As long as p_1 is in the profile, all three packages remain (p_1 because it is explicitly listed, and p_2 and p_3 because they are dependencies).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>When you remove p_1 from the profile, wpkg would not find any of the three packages mentioned in the profile, but still find them in wpkg.xml. Thus it will then remove these packages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Or maybe I’m mistaken about this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> wpkg-users-bounces@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-bounces@lists.wpkg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Welch<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 14, 2010 7:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [wpkg-users] Question: chained removals ?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ>Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ>If p_1 is uninstalled, can I cause the prerequisistes p_2 and p_3 to be uninstalled also if no other package depends on them?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>package</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>id</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>p_1</span>"<span style='color:blue'>><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>depends</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>package-id</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>p_2</span>"<span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>depends</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>package-id</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>p_3</span>"<span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>install</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>cmd</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>blah blah</span>"<span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>remove</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>cmd</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>moo moo</span>"<span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>package</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ>How about the following:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'><</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>package</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>id</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>p_1</span>"<span style='color:blue'>><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>depends</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>package-id</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>p_2</span>"<span style='color:blue'> </span><b><u><span style='color:red'>chainremove</span><span style='color:blue'>=</span>"<span style='color:blue'>yes</span>"</u></b><span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>depends</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>package-id</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>p_3</span>"<span style='color:blue'> </span><b><u><span style='color:red'>chainremove</span><span style='color:blue'>=</span>"<span style='color:blue'>yes</span>"</u></b><span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>install</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>cmd</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>blah blah</span>"<span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> <</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>remove</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>cmd</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>=</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"<span style='color:blue'>moo moo</span>"<span style='color:blue'> /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'> </</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#A31515'>package</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue'>></span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ>This would require the application being ‘aware’ that packages “p_2” and “p_3” are no longer prerequisites for any other package – I’ll take a look at wpkg.js to see if this is supported.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ>Is there any other way to achieve this? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ>Thx<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-NZ>Andy Welch.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>