Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 07:52:51 -0700 From: Nick Rogers <ncrogers@gmail.com> To: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkgng "requirements" script equivalent Message-ID: <CAKOb=YZOYECz53y3sTTv2owRLC0UqD2Wce75n2x%2BYe5rUwprNA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20141030004434.GS11033@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> References: <CAKOb=YYW1DHSJA=HGM7Js8-hShmNCx6XjtMPg7rPkGcCytv5-A@mail.gmail.com> <20141029200212.GE11033@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <CAKOb=YbL4gJN9Bn44teKCPT91v87rcrTSPz50XqMQNR2asnK=w@mail.gmail.com> <20141030004434.GS11033@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>
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On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 01:43:27PM -0700, Nick Rogers wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> > > wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:44:21PM -0700, Nick Rogers wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am in the process of upgrading some proprietary software that has > > > always > > > > been deployed via a "custom" package created by the old pkg_create. > So > > > far > > > > I've been able to use "pkg create" to achieve what I want, but it > seems > > > > that the "requirements" script is no longer a part of the new pkg > > > > framework. This used to be a script that you could include with a > package > > > > that could halt the pkg add or remove process by returning a non-zero > > > exit > > > > code from the script. I've been using it with the old pkg tools as a > way > > > to > > > > enforce some proprietary requirements logic that goes beyond > requiring > > > > certain pkg dependencies, architecture, etc. One example is to make > sure > > > a > > > > specific custom kernel is running by analyzing uname output. > > > > > > > > I am wondering if anyone has a suggestion as to how to interrupt the > pkg > > > > add process in a similar way. It looks like the "requirements" > script has > > > > been removed entirely, and from what I can tell a failure in the > > > > pre-install script does not halt pkg add. > > > > > > What is the requirement script you are speaking about? I never heard > of it? > > > > > > > man pkg_create(1) > > > https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_create&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+8.3-RELEASE&arch=default&format=html > > -r rscript > > Set rscript to be the ``requirements'' procedure for the package. > > This can be any executable program (or shell script). It will be > > invoked automatically at installation/deinstallation time to > > determine whether or not installation/deinstallation should pro- > > ceed. To differentiate between installation and deinstallation, > > the keywords INSTALL and DEINSTALL are passed respectively, along > > with the package's name. > > > > > > > Explain me in detail the way you were producing the package with > > > pkg_create and > > > I'll explain you how to do the same with pkg(8). > > > > > > > I was running pkg_create with the following arguments: > > > > pkg_create -f plistfile -c -'comment' -d -description' -v -P 'list of > > dependency packages' -v -r requirements_script_file -i > > pre-install_script_file -I post-install-script_file -k > > pre-deinstall_script_file -K post-deinstall_script_file -s > > /space/build/trunk -D displayfile -p /space/rxg -o category/name pkg.tbz > > > > For the most part I've figured out the appropriate +MANIFEST file and > > manifest directory contents, except for the "requirements procedure" > script. > > > > Ok requirements are gone, and you have a perfectly justified use case, I > will > readd such functionnality as soon as I can when dealing with binary > upgrade it > is basically a wrong idea to fail the procedure because a script fails so > I need > to add the notion of trigger and run the requirements prior the procedure. > > Might be complicated to add but it is for sure something we need. > > I cannot promise anything for pkg 1.4 which is in freeze time but I'll try > to > see what I can do. > Yeah that is what I suspected. I will probably find a way to accomplish what I am doing some other way (i.e., outside of pkg), as I am trying to get this working for upcoming 10.1-RELEASE. However it would be nice to have a requirements procedure again sometime in the future. Thanks! > regards, > Bapt >
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