Re: pkg_install patch to support sysutils/etckeeper

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 01:01:14PM -0400, Julio Merino wrote:
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Joerg Sonnenberger
> <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> wrote:
> > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 08:53:43PM +1200, Steven Drake wrote:
> >> The attached patch is my simple attempt at the needed hooks, does anyone
> >> have any improvements or is this or to commit.
> >
> > I don't like this approach :) I think the correct way forward is to add
> > directories like
> > $PREFIX/libdata/pkg_install/{pre,post}-{install,deinstall}
> > and execute the scripts in it (sorted by C locale strcmp). This should
> > happen in the same place as the current +INSTALL/+DEINSTALL calls with
> > consistent order relative to them.
> 
> Are these the same as "triggers" like in other packaging systems?

That's the general idea, yes. There is still the issue of providing
additional input and where to store meta data, but it is a good start.

Joerg