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Item3932: there needs to be a machine readable & testable DEPENDANCY list in a contrib package

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the installers presume that the only thing they are for is to install. so there is no way to ask for a list of dependancies.

similarly, the TWiki:/Plugins need to list dependancies in the TWikiForm - so that configure (via FastReport can test for, install and otherwise inform the user.

I'm wanting it to do dependancies for the debian plugin packages - right now thats really messy.

similarly, FastReport should actually be able to find a package url from the contrib topic, rather than the URL being manufactured by hope and tradition.

Also, need to know is there is a compuloryly manual post install step, or if (in the rare cases the installer really must be run)

mmm, need author and license too really

-- TWiki:Main/SvenDowideit - 22 Apr 2007

 

 

Several times I have debated the merits of moving the DEPENDENCIES list into a separate file outside the installer script itself. To do this would simply involve shipping the existing DEPENDENCIES automatically in the extension directory. Would that answer for you?

-- TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie - 23 Apr 2007

 

the other option, is to add parameters to the installer scripts like --show_dependancies, --show_manifest and --show_version

and if we implement it so that the part after show_ is used as the key into a hash, we can even add more infos later.

if we then add those key'd info's to the uploaded topic, we can mine it form FastReports - as in, add META:PREFERENCE

-- TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - 23 Apr 2007

 

 

That's a better idea.

Reclassifying as enhancement.

 

-- TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie - 24 Apr 2007

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Summary there needs to be a machine readable & testable DEPENDANCY list in a contrib package
ReportedBy TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit
Codebase ~twiki4
SVN Range TWiki-4.1.2, Sun, 15 Apr 2007, build 13419
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Priority Enhancement
CurrentState Confirmed
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Checkins TWikirev:13501 TWikirev:13502
TargetRelease n/a
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Topic revision: r9 - 2007-09-21 - KennethLavrsen
 
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