[pacman-dev] [PATCH] Add support for user defined per package post install actions

[Allan McRae]

Mårten Olsson wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Oh, that was a neat idea... 
> Which I have unfortunetly missed when searching in the archives. :-)
>   

If you want to read the discussion check out the archives from about 23 
Jan this year.

> I think it should be possible to have it triggered by packages as well,
> something like this:
>
> [kernel-install]
> Package = kernel26
> Run = rebuildoutofkerneltreedrivers
>   

In the example config file in the wiki page, the "Run" parameter is when 
to run the script specified in the [ ] brackets at the top.

> (I recognice the ridiculous name of the Run-argument and that this probably 
> wouldn't work as a reboot probably is necessery first but just something 
> as an example. (and it was this need that triggered my own idea).)
>
> Of course it is possible to have it triggered by file in this case as well,
> just list files in this package and choose one of them, but it is still an
> unecessery extra step (even if it is a small one)

I'm sure it would be possible to have a package set off a hook such as 
you are suggesting, although I think most packages would have a file 
that would be the obvious choice to use (e.g. /boot/vmlinuz26 for 
kernel26).   Please add a comment to the wiki page about this.

Once we have agreed on good configuration file formats, etc then you are 
more than welcome to help out coding this.

Cheers,
Allan