#13141: HaikuDepot - Add system requirement to HPKG packages
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Reporter: lelldorin | Owner: nobody
Type: | Status: reopened
enhancement | Milestone: R1
Priority: normal | Version: R1/Development
Component: - General | Keywords: haikudepot,hpkg,system requiroment
Resolution: | Blocking:
Blocked By: | Platform: All
Has a Patch: 0 |
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Comment (by michel):
I have used "conflicts" and "replaces", actually. As I learned more about
packaging, I realized that some things I had packaged as "gcc2" should
have been "any", that QT apps should have been indicated as "_x86" in the
file name and so on. It works flawlessly. The difference between
"replaces" and "obsoletes" is a bit unclear IMHO
No, I am not thinking of a random PDF reader, more something like
The package blabla.HPKG requires one of the following dependencies. Select
one of the following actions:
O Option 1: Install BePDF_x86
O Option2: Install DocumentViewer_x86
O Do not install either package
O Cancel Installation of blabla.HPKG
Just like we handle missing dependencies now. If one of the two is already
installed, it can be assumed that that is the one the user wants to use. I
''think'' the deb and rpm systems have something like this.
In the .PackageInfo it could be indicated something like this, using
notation familiar from bash:
{{{
requires {
BePDF_x86 || DocumentViewer_x86
}
}}}
Two alternatives should be a reasonable number, or three at most: we don't
want to see a list of twenty text editors here.
But enough of that. let's brainstorm how we could do the hardware thing
pre-installation. If we have an ''optional'' field called "hardware", in
which the packager can specify certain pre-approved terms, just like we
now have for "architecture" (although that one is compulsory), we could
have a section like this
{{{
hardware {
webcam
scanner
}
}}}
the packaging system sees that entry and when the user tries to install
blabla.HPKG, you get the following alert
blabla.HPG requires the following hardware to be present and functional
- A webcam
- A scanner
Please select one of the following options:
O Install blabla.HPKG
O Do not install blabla.HPKG
Exactly what pieces of hardware we would allow the packager to list would
be a matter for debate. Anyway, it would have to remain open-ended as new
hardware comes to market. But either way, if the user wants to go ahead
thinking "OK, I'll fix the webcam afterwards" that should still be
possible. All you get is an alert, we're not preventing you from
installing. Also, no need for the packaging system to do a hardware
analysis.
That does not change my opinion that you should still put that information
in the "description" field, and/or program your app accordingly, BTW.
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/13141#comment:11>
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