Changeset 1053 for locker/doc

Timestamp:

Apr 3, 2009, 5:21:22 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

quentin

Message:

Document how to apply patches before generating an update

File:

• locker/doc/autoinstallers (modified) (1 diff)

locker/doc/autoinstallers

@@ -44 +44 @@
 /mit/scripts/sbin/propose-update --dev $PKG $OLDVERS $NEWVERS
 cd $PKG-$OLDVERS-to-$NEWVERS.proposal
+# If there is any custom setup that needs to be performed
+# (e.g. something in /mit/scripts/deploy/bin), do so to the
+# $PKG-$OLDVERS and $PKG-$NEWVERS directories, then do
+(cd .. && /mit/scripts/sbin/propose-update --redo-all --dev $PKG $OLDVERS $NEWVERS)
 # Look at the files that were generated to make sure they're sane
-# If necessary, add pre- and post- hooks
+# If necessary, add pre- and post- hooks, such as for a DB update script
 emacs extra/prepatch.sh
 emacs extra/postpatch.sh
 # Generate the patch
+cd ..
 # --dev here means to put the update in /mit/scripts/deploydev/updates
 /mit/scripts/sbin/build-update --dev $PKG $OLDVERS $NEWVERS