Re: [p2-dev] instances/examples for server-side install?

[Pascal Rapicault <Pascal_Rapicault@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Which trigger would you use to show the message? When the IUs you are installing have very wide version ranges, then any combination or install / update / uninstall could happen as the result of modifying a profile (installing, removing or updating).
It seems to me that what you are after is something that can recognize what a "product" is and can reason about it.

Nick Boldt---07/09/2008 12:13:58 AM---Could you add something simple like a flag in the UI to differentiate between: "Add new plugins to e

From:	Nick Boldt/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA
To:	"P2 developer discussions" <p2-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	07/09/2008 12:13 AM
Subject:	Re: [p2-dev] instances/examples for server-side install?

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Could you add something simple like a flag in the UI to differentiate between:

"Add new plugins to existing target folder (replace any existing,
updated plugins with newer; keep other unaffected files; merge new
content into existing artifacts.xml)"
vs.
"Replace existing target folder if exists with new plugins (delete
existing folder and start fresh)"

Admittedly, the text above is too verbose for a simple UI flag, but
you get the idea. Perhaps we need a short flag ("merge into existing
target" vs. "replace existing target") and a tooltip w/ description
explanation?

The benefit, naturally, would be that the user could chose whether to
do an additive or destructive install, and know immediately what to
expect when done.

Nick

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Jeff McAffer <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nick pointed out some issues he has had.  I could believe that they were/are
> problems but we should address them with the reorg of the
> director/installer/ProvisioningHelper so that this function is available to
> install anything into anything (new, old, product, add-on, ...)
>
> Jeff
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