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RE: [PATCH] Postinstall script ordering in setup - take 2
- From: "John Morrison" <john dot r dot morrison at ntlworld dot com>
- To: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:33:36 -0000
- Subject: RE: [PATCH] Postinstall script ordering in setup - take 2
> From: Max Bowsher
> 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.
Definately.
> Do we also need a way to mark 'high-priority' scripts?
> i.e. ones that should run before all others.
and the ones that should be run only after all others.
> I'm thinking about passwd-grp.sh mainly.
J.