Ethan Quach wrote:
> 
> 
> Dan Price wrote:
>> On Fri 21 Mar 2008 at 02:23PM, Tim Knitter wrote:
>>  
>>> pkg install & uninstall ...
>>>     - Take a snapshot before the attempted install/uninstall
>>>     - install/uninstall to the live BE (see Note below)
>>>     - If there are install/uninstall errors:
>>>         ~ clone the snapshot
>>>         ~ mount it but do not activate.         ~ display to user 
>>> that the failed attempt
>>>             can be restored by activating the clone and rebooting
>>>     - If there are no installation errors:
>>>         destroy the snapshot.
>>>     
>>
>> This seems a bit confusing to me: If an install encounters errors-- 
>> can't we
>> just back out what we did and restore the files we changed from the
>> snapshot?  (or from the repo?)
>>   
> 
> Or what about just rolling back to the snapshot?

Rolling back to the snapshot won't work for operations on the live BE since it 
can't be unmounted. I proposed rollback for the non-live solution.

Tim

> 
>> This may be a short-term fix, I realize-- but at a minimum it seems
>> like RFEs should be opened so that we can do better.
>>
>>         -dp
>>
>>   
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