Rob, On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 12:32:06AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Tishler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 12:23 AM > > > > 1. setup.exe no longer responds to Windows messages during > > postinstall. > > > > I noticed this because one of my postinstall scripts did a > > SendMessage(HWND_BROADCAST, ...) which caused a deadlock > > situation. I changed to PostMessage() to workaround the > > problem. Note that Task Manager also indicates a status of > > "Not Responding". > > Hmm, do we care? (Seriously, do we?/should we?)
I don't know. However, this is a change in behavior and one that can cause deadlocks and make Task Manager "unhappy." > > 2. /etc/setup/installed.db indicates files end with ".bz2" > > regardless of > > their true suffix. > > Which files? The list files or the package files? If the package files, > then that is purely for backwards compatability with older setup's to > ensure that they still parse it correctly. The canonical package name > was never used for anything that isn't present elsewhere anyway. Package files. From the above, I guess that there is no need to worry. Thanks, Jason
