Peter Tribble wrote: > 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. > I may have misunderstood, but I thought Sundar was specifically referring to SVR4 packaging information. The image for the LiveCD will be built using the new IPS model. Therefore the installed system will have the metadata associated with the new packaging system. But there will be no /var/sadm/install/contents or such.
-Sanjay
