[ros-dev] Packaging ros' files

[Sebastian Schmidt]

Moin!

What do you think about a package system for reactos' files? We could
create seperate packages for, e.g. ntoskrnl, explorer,
drivers-networking, drivers-video, etc. pp., so it would be more easy
for users to upgrade. (ros-get update and ros-get upgrade or so)

I'd like to implement this, but I still have some open questions:
- What about overwriting files which are currently "in use"? Is it
  possible to overwrite them w/o rebooting?
- We need a mechanism for postinst scripts, which update registry values
  and so on. cmd.exe scripts are ugly, as VBScript is. bash on
  windows/reactos is IMHO also not the best way. Maybe the package
  installation system (the dpkg/rpm equivalent) could parse a special
  script file with the syntax like NetInstall Script. What to you think?


Sebastian
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