Stephen Hahn wrote: > * Nicholas Solter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-11-25 20:39]: >> Since we have to figure this out for clustering in the short term, I >> guess we'll need a workaround. Since it sounds like the namespace option >> you mentioned above isn't yet available, can you give some more detail >> on the workarounds that are available now? Is there one in particular >> that would be favored/recommended by the IPS team? What do you think >> about Ed's proposal for a "removal metapackage?" > > For now, write an uninstall script and document it for your beta > customers. Do not create a strange dependency graph, as escaping such > a graph will be difficult.
Thanks, Stephen. This is helpful. We had considered this, but weren't sure if we would be violating user expectations by doing the actual package removal from our own configuration/uninstall tools. Thank, Nick > > How I would handle this scenario for a complex layered product: I'd > identify my packages, and write a detailed uninstaller. Then I would > identify the well-understood groups of packages, and slim the > uninstaller. Then, assuming we can get the intent information into > place sensibly, I'd finally identify a product-level group package, > and make my uninstaller trivial. Then, I'd delete my uninstaller and > update my documentation. > > - Stephen > > _______________________________________________ > pkg-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
