[izpack-devel] mutually exclusive packs

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi Vladimir
thank you for your patch.
Unfortunately I have in the moment no time. Therefore I
will test it (and check in it into trunk if OK) next week.
As docu first a short description what this feature do...

Cheers

Klaus


>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>[mailto:izpack-devel-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of Vladimir
>Ralev
>Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 3:44 PM
>To: izpack-devel at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: Re: [izpack-devel] mutually exclusive packs
>
>
>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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