[wpkg-users] I still miss the /takeover function

Tomasz Chmielewski mangoo at wpkg.org
Mon Mar 13 14:46:46 CET 2006


Alexandros Gougousoudis wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I looked in 0.9.5 stable and I still miss some kind of /takeover 
> function. The problem of my daily (admin) life is this:
> 
> I get a PC and need to include it into my domain and install a basic set 
> of programs, I'am responsible for (i.e. Thunderbird, Antivir).
> 
> On some PCs this software is already installed, so it doesn't has to be 
> installed again, wpkg should simply note that package in the wpkg.xml as 
> installed. If this is not done, wpkg says "installing software" every 
> time it starts.
> 
> For v. 0.9 I wrote a small patch with a /takeover switch for the 
> commandline (which is in the Bug Database of wpkg). That patch didn't 
> make it into the stable release. So how could this be realized in the 
> current version? I'am a bit out of sync and didn't follow the development.

OK, I will add it.

I just didn't focus on it, since I don't use any windows notifications.

But I guess many people do, so it might be worth implementing it.

So it should find the way in in a couple of weeks, as my time allows to 
spend some time on WPKG.


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Tomasz Chmielewski
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