[haiku-bugs] [Haiku] #11466: Package management: define the install location
- From: "Giova84" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:40:49 -0000
#11466: Package management: define the install location
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Reporter: Giova84 | Owner: bonefish
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Servers/package_daemon | Version: R1/Development
Keywords: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All |
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Currently, when we install an application through HaikuDepot, the HPKG
file, by default, will be installed under /system/packages.
To choose instead /config/packages as install location, we can rely on
pkgman, by invoking it as:
{{{
pkgman install -H appname
}}}
Well, an user may obviously decide where to install applications on his
system, even if it were possible through HaikuDepot, but wouldn't be
nice/useful, for packagers/coders having the ability to define inside the
.PackageInfo file, the default install location? I think, in this regard,
about those apps which rely about B_USER_CONFIG_DIRECTORY,
B_USER_APPS_DIRECTORY and any other B_USER_* directory. The same
consideration would be equal for those apps which is preferable install
under /system.
So the proposal of this enhancement is about add something like to
.PackageInfo:
{{{
install-location {
"home"
}
or
install-location {
"system"
}
}}}
Any thoughts?
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/11466>
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