I had considered looking at WPKG to deploy Microsoft OS patches for my workstations. With 83 of them at my last count, it's a daunting task. Part of me wants to apply them in the same order as they were delivered to the world, partly because I do not want two patches that overlap files to wind up with anything but the latest file installed. I don't know if this should be a concern of mine or not, but it brought me to an interesting connundrum with WPKG.
I understand that higher priority packages are going to install first. I know that, if one package/profile depends on another, that the other package/profile will get installed as well, but does that imply the dependancy will be installed first regardless of priority? In some cases, I could see that as being a requirement. Software B requires Software A to be installed first to register properly, but due to them being set at the same priority, B installs first, then A, missing the required configuration steps. How does WPKG handle dependancies and how does it deal with order of installation? If this is already answered in a FAQ somewhere, I apologize for not having searched there first. I haven't had the luxury of time to disect the code to read my answer directly. Thanks, Twanfox ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wpkg-users
