Re: Distribution script format (stupid) question
Re: Distribution script format (stupid) question
- Subject: Re: Distribution script format (stupid) question
- From: Christopher Ryan <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:06:38 -0700
Locators for components that are part of sub packages are defined
in the Distribution script.
Shouldn't they have been defined in the appropriate packages instead?
I believe they can be defined in both. The reason that they
sometimes reside in the distribution (and I don't believe they have
to), is that sometimes you want to make decisions (like should I even
install this package) before the install starts (and potentially
before a package downloads, if that is the method you retrieve the
package).
The intention of the distribution is to have all the information
needed to present the product to the customer and allow them to make
choices of what parts of the product they want to install without
having to retrieve/read unnecessary packages.
Of course, it has been quite a while since I have been involved with
the Installer so my knowledge may be rusty.
Chris
For instance, a sub package can be updated and one of its
components removed. If the whole "metapackage" is not rebuilt (that
happens sometimes when you just need to update a package), then the
distribution script includes out-dated information. I agree that
the installKB value would probably be incorrect anyway so the whole
package would ideally need to be rebuilt.
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