Dr. Frank Lee schrieb: > <installing MS bugfixes> > >> I understand that higher priority packages are going to install first. I >> know that, if one package/profile depends on another, that the other >> package/profile will get installed as well, but does that imply the >> dependancy will be installed first regardless of priority? In some cases, I >> could see that as being a requirement. Software B requires Software A to be >> installed first to register properly, but due to them being set at the same >> priority, B installs first, then A, missing the required configuration >> steps. > >> How does WPKG handle dependancies and how does it deal with order of >> installation? If this is already answered in a FAQ somewhere, I apologize >> for not having searched there first. I haven't had the luxury of time to >> disect the code to read my answer directly. > > (I'm replying 'cos I think I contributed the start of the 'dependancy' > code...) > > The 'dependancy' just adds the packages to the list, which is then > installed in order of priority. If 'foo' depends on 'bar' being present > for 'foo' to install properly, 'bar' ought to have a higher priority than > 'foo'. > > In the example above, B should be set at a higher priority than A for > success. (I usually have 900-999 as the priority for OS patches, 700-799 > for antivirus etc, 500-599 for 'mission critical' applications, 300-399 > for useful things and 100-199 for end-user things like office. Even > numbered centuries are 'reserved for future expansion'...)
Thanks for a nice explanation - I added it to http://wpkg.org/Package_dependencies -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wpkg-users
