* cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
@ 2008-07-04 16:24 Reini Urban
2008-07-04 17:20 ` Christopher Faylor
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Reini Urban @ 2008-07-04 16:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: CygWin-Apps
I'm just writing a cmdline tool in perl for faster setup for the
power-user. It's named cyginstall and has the usual rpm options
and the smart features. It can not bootstrap a fresh cygwin install of
course, as it requires cygwin perl bash gzip coreutils tar.
Problem:
/etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz contains dirs also, as with
`tar xfvj $tar | gzip -c /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz`
I can handle that, but I wonder if I should just write the existing
files and symlinks, not the dirs, so that the uninstall somewhen in the
future is simplier and setup has less to do.
i.e.
install:
/usr/bin/tar xvfj $tar -C / |\
perl -ne'chomp; print "$_\n" if -f "/$_"' |\
gzip -c > /etc/setup/$name.lst.gz
test -e /etc/postinstall/$name.sh && \
(. /etc/postinstall/$name.sh;
mv /etc/postinstall/$name.sh /etc/postinstall/$name.sh.done)
Grossly simplified, without no lock handling, installed.db update and
all the rest.
uninstall:
test -e /etc/preremove/$name.sh && \
(. /etc/preremove/$name.sh;
mv /etc/preremove/$name.sh /etc/preremove/$name.sh.done)
for f in `zcat /etc/setup/$name.lst.gz`; do
test -f "/\$f" && rm "/\$f"
done
=>
pushd /
rm `zcat /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz` 2>/dev/null
popd
Can existing setup handle those /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz without dirs also?
I want to stay completely compatible with the existing setup database.
In work: http://rurban.xarch.at/software/cygwin/cyginstall
Usage sample: install all cygports gtk2 packages
$ cd /usr/src/down/ftp%3a%2f%2fsunsite.dk%2fprojects%2fcygwinports
$ find -name \*gtk2\*.tar.bz2 -a ! -path \*/_obsolete/\* |\
xargs cyginstall -U --test
I haven't coded the dependency resolution, downloading and mirror
handling yet.
--
Reini Urban
http://phpwiki.org/ http://murbreak.at/
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* Re: cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
2008-07-04 16:24 cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content Reini Urban
@ 2008-07-04 17:20 ` Christopher Faylor
2008-07-04 17:43 ` Reini Urban
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Christopher Faylor @ 2008-07-04 17:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-apps
On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 06:22:50PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote:
> I'm just writing a cmdline tool in perl for faster setup for the
> power-user. It's named cyginstall and has the usual rpm options
> and the smart features. It can not bootstrap a fresh cygwin install of
> course, as it requires cygwin perl bash gzip coreutils tar.
I actually wrote one of these years ago. It's checked in here:
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/cygupdate/?cvsroot=cygwin-apps
It is fairly full-featured, I think. I don't remember if the dependency
handling works right or not. I think it can install cygwin but not
perl.
I use it to install packages when I'm about to release so I know it at
least kinda works.
It may have problems with cygwin-1.7.0 since it has no logic for finding
the cygwin root.
I have never released this because I didn't want to deal with the
support issues but if someone else wants to take it over, I'd be happy
to relinquish it.
cgf
cygupdate --help
usage: cygupdate.pl [--opt]
--all update everything
--action specify action (internet, local, download)
--category specify comma separated list of categories
--curr use current versions of cygwin packages
--dryrun just show what's out-of-date
--etc specify etc directory
--exp use experimental versions of cygwin packages, if possible
--force force operation
--from specify site to download from
--help print this text
--installed_db specify installed.db file path
--interactive ask before each step
--mirrordir use a directory per mirror like setup.exe
--[no]deps ignore dependencies
--packagedir specify a directory to put/retrieve packages
--[no]postinstall do [not] run postinstall scripts
--[no]preremove do [not] run preremove scripts
--[no]requires do [not] honor dependency information
--root specify root directory
--setup specify /etc/setup directory
--test use experimental versions of cygwin packages, if possible
--verbose be verbose
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* Re: cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
2008-07-04 17:20 ` Christopher Faylor
@ 2008-07-04 17:43 ` Reini Urban
2008-07-04 18:05 ` Christopher Faylor
2008-08-15 18:51 ` Nathan Thern
0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Reini Urban @ 2008-07-04 17:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-apps
Christopher Faylor schrieb:
> On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 06:22:50PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote:
>> I'm just writing a cmdline tool in perl for faster setup for the
>> power-user. It's named cyginstall and has the usual rpm options
>> and the smart features. It can not bootstrap a fresh cygwin install of
>> course, as it requires cygwin perl bash gzip coreutils tar.
>
> I actually wrote one of these years ago. It's checked in here:
>
> http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/cygupdate/?cvsroot=cygwin-apps
For completeness:
Just the two modules Cygwin::Setup and Cygwin::Setup::ByDir are missing.
But I have them somewhere from upset. But upset is no more, there's
genini now.
BTW: Just for those modules we renamed the perl archlib recently
to i686-cygwin. So we will have no nameclash in the future.
> It is fairly full-featured, I think. I don't remember if the dependency
> handling works right or not. I think it can install cygwin but not
> perl.
Even the interactive prompt is there.
> I use it to install packages when I'm about to release so I know it at
> least kinda works.
>
> It may have problems with cygwin-1.7.0 since it has no logic for finding
> the cygwin root.
>
> I have never released this because I didn't want to deal with the
> support issues but if someone else wants to take it over, I'd be happy
> to relinquish it.
Hmm. I'll check if I like it or if I like mine more. :)
--
Reini Urban
http://phpwiki.org/ http://murbreak.at/
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* Re: cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
2008-07-04 17:43 ` Reini Urban
@ 2008-07-04 18:05 ` Christopher Faylor
2008-08-15 18:51 ` Nathan Thern
1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Christopher Faylor @ 2008-07-04 18:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-apps
On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 07:42:08PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote:
> Christopher Faylor schrieb:
>> On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 06:22:50PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote:
>>> I'm just writing a cmdline tool in perl for faster setup for the
>>> power-user. It's named cyginstall and has the usual rpm options
>>> and the smart features. It can not bootstrap a fresh cygwin install of
>>> course, as it requires cygwin perl bash gzip coreutils tar.
>> I actually wrote one of these years ago. It's checked in here:
>> http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/cygupdate/?cvsroot=cygwin-apps
>
> For completeness:
> Just the two modules Cygwin::Setup and Cygwin::Setup::ByDir are missing.
> But I have them somewhere from upset. But upset is no more, there's genini
> now.
>
> BTW: Just for those modules we renamed the perl archlib recently
> to i686-cygwin. So we will have no nameclash in the future.
>
>> It is fairly full-featured, I think. I don't remember if the dependency
>> handling works right or not. I think it can install cygwin but not
>> perl.
>
> Even the interactive prompt is there.
>
>> I use it to install packages when I'm about to release so I know it at
>> least kinda works.
>> It may have problems with cygwin-1.7.0 since it has no logic for finding
>> the cygwin root.
>> I have never released this because I didn't want to deal with the
>> support issues but if someone else wants to take it over, I'd be happy
>> to relinquish it.
>
> Hmm. I'll check if I like it or if I like mine more. :)
I just checked in what I had sitting around in my sandbox.
Feel free to cannabilize this, if you want. I barely touch it these
days.
cgf
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* Re: cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
2008-07-04 17:43 ` Reini Urban
2008-07-04 18:05 ` Christopher Faylor
@ 2008-08-15 18:51 ` Nathan Thern
2008-08-16 9:04 ` Reini Urban
2008-08-16 13:37 ` Dave Korn
1 sibling, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Thern @ 2008-08-15 18:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-apps
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Reini Urban <rurban@x-ray.at> wrote:
> Christopher Faylor schrieb:
>> On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 06:22:50PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote:
>>> I'm just writing a cmdline tool in perl for faster setup for the
>>> power-user. It's named cyginstall and has the usual rpm options
>> I actually wrote one of these years ago. It's checked in here:
> Hmm. I'll check if I like it or if I like mine more. :)
Have you made any more progress? setup.exe has always been problematic
for me, as I regularly use 3 distinct repos: the official one, cygwin
ports, and mine. The newest setup.exe is giving me fits, and I think
it's time to grab either your or Chris' script and start hacking
something that does updates the way I want them done.
regards,
NT
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* Re: cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
2008-08-15 18:51 ` Nathan Thern
@ 2008-08-16 9:04 ` Reini Urban
2008-08-16 13:37 ` Dave Korn
1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Reini Urban @ 2008-08-16 9:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-apps
Nathan Thern schrieb:
> On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Reini Urban <rurban@x-ray.at> wrote:
>> Christopher Faylor schrieb:
>>> On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 06:22:50PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote:
>>>> I'm just writing a cmdline tool in perl for faster setup for the
>>>> power-user. It's named cyginstall and has the usual rpm options
>>> I actually wrote one of these years ago. It's checked in here:
>> Hmm. I'll check if I like it or if I like mine more. :)
>
> Have you made any more progress? setup.exe has always been problematic
> for me, as I regularly use 3 distinct repos: the official one, cygwin
> ports, and mine. The newest setup.exe is giving me fits, and I think
> it's time to grab either your or Chris' script and start hacking
> something that does updates the way I want them done.
Chris' simplier cygupdate works fine.
Mine is a bit more complicated and I'm still working on the dependency
logic like setup.exe. I've put it to my svn repo at
http://code.google.com/p/cygwin-rurban/source/browse/trunk/contrib/cyginstall/cyginstall
See http://code.google.com/p/cygwin-rurban/source/checkout
Patches appreciated.
--
Reini Urban
http://phpwiki.org/ http://murbreak.at/
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* RE: cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
2008-08-15 18:51 ` Nathan Thern
2008-08-16 9:04 ` Reini Urban
@ 2008-08-16 13:37 ` Dave Korn
2008-08-18 14:58 ` Nathan Thern
1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Dave Korn @ 2008-08-16 13:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-apps
Nathan Thern wrote on 15 August 2008 19:51:
> The newest setup.exe is giving me fits,
:-/ There's not a lot we can do with bug reports like that. If you give
more details, we will try and address it.
cheers,
DaveK
--
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
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* Re: cyginstall - /etc/setup/$pkg.lst.gz content
2008-08-16 13:37 ` Dave Korn
@ 2008-08-18 14:58 ` Nathan Thern
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Nathan Thern @ 2008-08-18 14:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin-apps
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com> wrote:
> Nathan Thern wrote on 15 August 2008 19:51:
>
>> The newest setup.exe is giving me fits,
>
> :-/ There's not a lot we can do with bug reports like that. If you give
> more details, we will try and address it.
>
> cheers,
> DaveK
Yeah, sorry... not trying to dis on anyone. I'm just not able to track
down the source of my problem right now.
I use a lot of packages off of cygwin-ports, including most of the
stuff that has higher version numbers than the official packages do.
"less" is a good example. When I update off the official repo, many of
my packages from ports disappear (as in uninstalled - the files are
gone & they don't show up in cygcheck). It doesn't happen to all the
ports packages I have that also exist in the official repo, so I think
it has something to do with dependency processing. That's all I have
right now.
At this time what I'm doing to make things work for me is copying the
package files I need into my own local repo directory and running
genini there. I think the existing setup.exe is fine for folks who
only use the official repo, but what I need is a tool that gives me a
lot more control over which packages I install, and from where. Hence
my inquiry to Reini. I think if a few of us collaborate to create a
power tool that complements setup.exe and follows its lead but offers
significantly more fine-tuned controllability and scriptability at the
expense of user-friendliness, the cygwin community as a whole will
benefit. For one example, see
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-07/msg00113.html
regards,
NT
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