Thank Erich for clarifying the issue. I will keep prereqs stuff as it is now and I hope that not many people complain about having another directory (packages/oda/prereqs).
Regards, - DongInn Erich Focht wrote: > 2007/4/16, DongInn Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> Why should we re-invent the wheel ? In the config.xml file, we have a whole >>> bunch of tags to describe package dependancies. If config.xml schema does >>> not >>> handle your problem, it can be updated. >>> >>> >> Jean, good point. But we have not written a code to handle the prereq >> configuration in packages/*/config.xml and we have never put the prereq >> configuration in config.xml. So would you re-write whole codes to take >> care of prereqs by putting all the other prereqs to config.xml and then >> write/call another code to parse the config.xml to use the prereq config >> at the proper point? Looks like this is more work for me. If I am >> missing your point, please correct me. >> Anyways, nonetheless if having the prereqs in config.xml is a right >> thing to do for the future, I think we have to consider doing it this way. >> > > This is a "chicken or egg" problem. Before config.xml can be parsed > one needs to get the prereqs installed. The prereqs enable the system > to parse config.xml files. So the prereqs must run allways and have no > requirements like XML parser and so on. prereq.cfg also contains > instructions to delete certain packages, as well as invoke particular > external scripts. Don't know if anybody remembers the mess before > prereq.cfg, that's not so long ago, BTW. > > Regards, > Erich > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel > -- - DongInn ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
