current package depencies

Robert Collins rbcollins@cygwin.com
Mon Mar 17 22:24:00 GMT 2003


Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> Rob,
> 
> I don't think the attached list is correct (in terms of script ordering,
> not in terms of the dependences).  For example, every package requires
> _update_info_dir (to pull it in), but its postinstall script should be run
> *last*.  In fact, that must have been the primary reason for the initial
> "_" in its name...  If we run the scripts in topological order of package
> dependences, _update_info_dir will be run first, and will not pick up the
> info files from any other packages.  Am I missing something here?

Yes:

File extraction completes before any postinstall script executes.  So 
any info files just dropped in will be fine.

Rob



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