On 9/25/07, Sanjay Nadkarni <Sanjay.Nadkarni at sun.com> wrote: > Sundar Yamunachari wrote:
> > I assume the cpio archive is created from the contents of the > > package. What happends to packaging scripts? pre and post install > > scripts and class action scripts? is the pkg database part of the cpio > > archive? > > > Again please note that this transfer module is working with the bits on > the Live CD. The bits on the Live CD are a > vastly modified version of an installed image. Therefore there will be > no pkging information. Furthermore, IPS does not support class action > scripts etc. The installed system has to have the packaging information, otherwise it cannot be managed. And I would expect that packaging information to be on the LiveCD and just get copied over - you don't need to worry what they are because the software that's installed is what was on the LiveCD. -- -Peter Tribble http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/
