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.

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