Re: Has anyone written an install database conduit?

[Alan.Harder@Ebay (Alan Harder)]

> When setting up pilotmgr, I was in configure and noticed installer was one
> of the options.  I added that to my list of conduits, to try it out.  When
> I selected it to configure it, I was excited to see the Databases to be
> Installed dialog pop up.  I then did an add, dismissed the dialog, and did
> a sync.  Sure enough, the database was installed.  
> 
> I was quite happy.
> 
>The next day, I did a sync and noticed that the database didn't get downloaded.
> I brought up the configure and was disappointed to see that the database I
> had added the day before was no longer listed.  This meant that not only
> did I not get the new version downloaded, but I couldn't even select it to
> be deleted if the need arose.

1. This is how Installer should function!  Normally you don't want to add
   the same new program to your pilot every day.. you do it once and you're
   done!  This is why the file disappears from the dialog.

2. You can delete apps *from your pilot*.  While it may be possible to write
   a conduit that remembers everything you have installed and lets you
   select things to delete, it seems like you might as well just use the
   pilot interface to do the same thing... (since the pilot actually *knows*
   what is on it.. a conduit won't know what items you have deleted on the
   pilot, so its list could be out of date).

> Has anyone an updated version of the Installer conduit, or even a new
> alternative conduit that would cover these kinds of needs?

Some internal magic:

The Installer conduit looks in ~/.pilotmgr/Installer for .prc or .pdb files
to install.  You can just download your updated file right into this
directory (make sure it isn't compressed) and Installer is automatically
"configured" to install that file on the next sync!

	- Alan
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