Re: [cobalt-users] Control Station package install order

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Thanks for the information. I look forward to seeing the fix from sun. Is
there any way of adding package dependacy information to an existing
package?

Shane
Network Technician
Sierra Tel Internet

On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Bruce Timberlake wrote:

> > Just rename them
> > 01_package.pkg
> > 02_package1.pkg
> 
> Actually this will not work, as the Control Station gets the info from the
> filename itself when deciding where to store the PKG file. So if it doesn't
> start with "RaQ4-" it goes into a "random" directory; then when you check
> to see what PKGs you have for RaQ4, none show up.
> 
> A sequencing "fix" has been proposed for Control Station and is planned for
> addition in a future version of the Software Management control module.
> Unfortunately I have no estimate on a release date.
> 
> Newer PKG formats (for Qube3, RaQ 550, etc) contain dependency information
> in the PKG metadata, so proper sequencing can be handled automatically if
> the PKGs are built correctly.
> 
> In the meantime, for the older servers (Qube 2, RaQ1-4, XTR) you have to
> "make do" by pushing one patch at a time to all your servers, and _you_
> push them in the proper sequence (according to the patch page)...
> 
> 
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> Bruce Timberlake
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> Communications Market Area
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