Matthew Talbert wrote:
> specifically that I would like to see:
>
> 1. HTTP support. This is planned.
Interfaces and shell classes already in place. Just need someone to
implement.
> 2. Allow specifying the location of where to install modules. This is
> quite simple and I could easily do it, if it would get applied. I've
> mentioned this before with no response.
There is a simple way to supply a destination directory:
installModule(SWMgr("/some/location/somewhere"), ...);
I believe our previous discussion outlined the current incarnation and
history of:
InstallMgr::installModule(SWMgr *destMgr, const char *fromLocation,
const char *modName, InstallSource *is = 0);
I don't remember the whole explanation, but basically InstallMgr
currently installs TO a destination SWMgr.
Your argument about constructing an SWMgr being more expensive than
necessary just to specify a target location is valid, but is not even on
the radar for my priority list.
> 3. Allow installing a zipped module. That is, the library would unzip
> it itself and install it somewhere. This would be useful for all of
> the frontends I think, and it's best to handle it in SWORD, because it
> already has the necessary functionality to do this (very similar to
> the untar capability). I've offered before to help with this, or code
> something up, but got no response, so I assumed that it wasn't wanted
> in the library.
This is not on my priority list either. If you have a zip file, just
unzip it to where you want it installed. I don't think we're giving the
user any extra value and I certainly don't think the task is as
straightforward as you might think. zlib, to my knowledge does not have
the functionality to read a directory manifest in a zip file.
I've said a few times already that we should do something about
attempting to write to a directory which isn't writable. Noted,
complaint. Thanks. Action pending.
-Troy.
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