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Re: [PATCH] Postinstall script ordering in setup - take 2
Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> Attached is try #2. This incorporates Rob's comments from
> <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-03/msg00041.html>. I've also
> refactored FileDesc to handle all dependence processing.
>
> I think this would be good as a long-term solution as well. As I
> mentioned previously, I don't think we can use the existing package
> dependence mechanism unless we also somehow track which package
> contains which postinstall scripts. Personally, I think storing
> dependences in the postinstall scripts themselves is cleaner.
> Opinions?
Good idea.
Do we also need a way to mark 'high-priority' scripts?
i.e. ones that should run before all others.
I'm thinking about passwd-grp.sh mainly.
Max.