Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/1999/05/16/19:05:33
Hello.
Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > How many packages are really going to require scripts anyhow?
>
> It depends on how zippo is going to work. Almost every package, at
> least those from GNU, needs you to run install-info. If this is part
> of the scripts feature, then many packages will need it.
Since we are providing install-info, we can assume it's trusted. Why not
just have zippo run install-info automatically? Or maybe have some scripts
compiled into zippo that are run by another directive:
builtin-post-install-script:
This could occur multiply, e.g.
builtin-post-install-script: instinfo
builtin-post-install-script: echo "Hello Mum"
> Our bitter experience is that READMEs don't solve problems for too
> many people. How many people would dismiss the README without reading
> it? Half? 80%? wanna bet? ;-)
Er, me for a start <looks sheepish>. I've never used install-info either.
So, when I get this working, at least I'll be able to read all the READMEs
I've never looked at before.
> Perhaps this (i.e. whether the README is displayed before or after the
> installation) should be a part of the script specification; and maybe
> we need to allow for two parts of README, to be displayed bafore and
> after.
Indeed - new script directives:
pre-install-readme: [File name]
post-install-readme: [File name]
I suppose for completeness:
pre-uninstall-readme: [File name]
post-uninstall-readme: [File name]
> I wonder who would actually go to the length of using all those fine
> features? ;-)
I guess it depends how many I code! Seriously though, I think it will
useful even I don't put everything in.
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