>> This assumption seems overly simplistic. What happens if the notifier >> determines that one package is available for upgrade, but the >> updatemanager isn't invoked until later? Does the updatemanager >> double-check to see if more updates have arrived? What happens in the >> > > updatemanagernotifier just determines if there are updates. > > When updatemanager is run it determines what updates are available.
Ok. Thanks for clarifying this point. >> case where the user either invokes the updatemanger but decides not to >> perform an update, or installs software that doesn't require a reboot? >> > > In both of these cases the user will not receive a notification until they > next log in (and restart updatemanagernotifier). > >> It seems like we ought to continue to check for new updates in both of >> these cases. >> > > We will reconsider this. This is my primary concern. Not all updates will require a reboot. It seems like we ought to continue to check for updates if we successfully installed the available updates but weren't required to reboot. Thanks, -j _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
