On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 02:37:18PM -0700, Bart Smaalders wrote: > Suppose I add a kernel module in a package, but that kernel module > fails to load for some reason. Is this a partially installed package?
IMO, no, but tying the failure back to the related pkg may be useful. I am reconsidering whether that is, in fact, useful. I think it is for some kinds of things, like GNOME, but I'm also willing to think of the inability of GNOME apps to run until various GNOME caches are updated as a bug (at the very least the app should tell the user what's wrong). > Detection & logging of problems post-successful installation > should not part of the packaging system, otherwise installation > of packages in zones, diskless clients, etc, will be difficult to debug. But if multiple apps build their own "detection & logging of problems post-successful installation" schemes then we'll end up with multiple such things. IF that happens, then it'd be better if there was a single generic framework for "detection & logging of ..." But perhaps developers won't build per-app post-install status reporting schemes. If they don't then I think you're right that IPS shouldn't provide one either. So perhaps it's best to cross this bridge if and when we come to it. All this said, I'm pretty sure we'll come to this bridge, and I'd rather IPS cross it first. I will agree that perhaps this should not be a priority and so I'll let this matter drop. Thanks, Nico -- _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
