[izpack-devel] mutually exclusive packs

[Vladimir Ralev]

I updated the DTD, but wasn't sure how to update the documentation. I 
made some changes to the sample installation.xml to demo the feature if 
it's needed. Check it out and let me know if something is wrong.


Bartz, Klaus wrote:
> Hi,
> sounds good...
> If you are working at or done the local work you know, that
> it is a little bit work to loop through the xml entry to the
> installation and process the new feature in the PacksModel.
> But this will be not the only work...
> If you read frequently the IzPack mail lists you know that
> we have sometimes problems with the docu. Therefore, a new
> feature needs adaption of the docu. Fabrice tries to hold the
> docu clean, but you can make the live a little bit easier for
> him if you adapt your portion.
> An other part is the DTD. If needed, I can adapt it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Klaus
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> [mailto:izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of
>> vralev at redhat.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:20 PM
>> To: izpack-devel at lists.berlios.de
>> Subject: [izpack-devel] mutually exclusive packs
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone.
>>
>> I was working on this feature these days and want to hear your 
>> comments on the
>> syntax. I addes a new tag <excludes> similar to <depends>:
>>
>> <pack name="1" installGroups="1" required="no">
>>    <depends packname="somedeppack"/>
>>    <excludes packname="2"/>
>> </pack>
>> <pack name="2" installGroups="1" required="no">
>>    <excludes packname="1"/>
>> </pack>
>>
>> Packs declared in <excludes> are being unchecked when the 
>> parent pack is
>> checked. There is a compiler-time check similar to the 
>> depends' and a runtime
>> check to ensure a requred pack isn't being unchecked.
>>
>>
>>
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Vladimir Ralev, JBoss/RedHat

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