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 >> >> _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
