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  • From: Hamish Greig <hgreig AT bigpond.net.au>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Fwd: Re: [SM-Discuss] Sorcery improvement
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:11:16 +1000

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Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Sorcery improvement
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:09
From: shivaken <shivaken AT jcom.home.ne.jp>
To: Hamish Greig <hgreig AT bigpond.net.au>

Hi,

> some packages are smart enough to NOT install their configs if they already
> exist so doing this may delete the configs installed on the first cast ?
> And as the log for the fresh install wouldn't list the config then cast
> --fix wouldn't never catch the problem...
> Hamish

Yes, that is what I said.

> At that time we have to take care about config files and user data.
> For example, mysql spell installs mysql database files. We should not
> delete them. So sorcery must know unremoval files and directory to clean up
> safely. Fortunately, Spell Writer can recognize those unremoval files.

And at current system, using POST_BUILD to install config files will avoid
that bad conditions.
So separating script to install or set config files can be a solution.
Bad if divide script, it will be needed to change 'cast --fix' to check more
things, or create new utility to help configuring.
It must be difficult. But protecting config (or some data) is very important
thing to use.

- --- shivaken
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