Mail Archives: cygwin-apps/2002/03/31/18:05:12
On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 05:42:33PM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 07:48:32AM +1000, Robert Collins (as predicted) wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf AT redhat DOT com]
>>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 7:25 AM
>>
>>>Anyway, I'll be implementing this in the next couple of days. This is
>>>just a heads up. This means that special "generate info file" logic
>>>can safely be removed from setup, I think.
>>
>>There isn't any in setup right now :}. I like the regex approach, I
>>don't like the triggered download of this package.
>
>I meant special logic that people had added to their own packages,
>obviously.
>
>>IMO it would be better to spit the dummy and reject the package if it
>>doesn't have some other well-known file (ie if it has any .info file,
>>it ust have a /etc/setup/postinstall/foo.sh that includes a call to
>>install-info)
>
>Or are you saying that it is safe to assume that the existence of an
>install-info means that the .info files are being generated? I can't
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postinstall file
Geez. I have to start reading my email more closely.
cgf
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