Hello list,
I've implemented a simple upgrade command for apkg :
non local files and pristine local files are overwritten, modified
local files are preserved.
Full script and patch against current CVS can be found at :
http://leaf.newel.net/~cedric/work_in_progress/apkg
Regards,
Cedric
Using
Hello Cedric,
Very interesting!
I still have some problems understanding how it exactly works ;)
Why is the following piece added?
else
tar -zxpf $pth
create_sha1 $pkg
fi
Regards
Eric
I've implemented a simple upgrade command for apkg :
non
Hello Cedric,
To reply to myself, I understand. If the package has no config files it
can just be installed.
A possible problem with this implementation is that programs that are
running (like daemons) are not stopped before and started after and
upgrade.
I still have some problems
Hello Eric,
I still have some problems understanding how it exactly works ;)
Why is the following piece added?
else
tar -zxpf $pth
create_sha1 $pkg
fi
This is used when there's no pkg.local file.
In this case, there's no need to try
Hello Eric,
A possible problem with this implementation is that programs that are
running (like daemons) are not stopped before and started after and
upgrade.
Yes, we'd need some kind of preinst/postinst script to handle that.
There's also a problem with files which no longer exist (and
Hello Cedric,
A possible problem with this implementation is that programs that are
running (like daemons) are not stopped before and started after and
upgrade.
Yes, we'd need some kind of preinst/postinst script to handle that.
Or look for an init.d file in the package, like done in
Hello Eric,
There's also a problem with files which no longer exist (and should be
removed), as we don't have a .list anymore (it may be created at
install/upgrade time).
There is some code in linuxrc (currently commented out) that would create
a .list file on the fly. It's commented out
