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We need a mechanism to add/remove/upgrade MADDE components(mainly sysroots and runtimes).FeatureZilla number:

  • 9411: SDK sysroot maintenance
  • 9415: SDK extensibility

    Contents

    Option 1: mad-admin update

    description:

    Publish new configration files in a directory of a web server. Developer can use "mad-admin update" to download and overwrite the current config files. This way, we can describe new targets/runtimes and other components in the config files or modify existing components.

    pros

  • Easy to update: Just put the new config files into the web server directory and we are done.
  • Can list available components after updating.
  • Windows can use this feature without modification
  • Integrated with MADDE, can be used in other targets such as Maemo.

    cons

  • No upgrade notification.
  • User have to list all available components, maybe too much as time goes on.

    Option 2: OBS packages

    description:

    Package each component (or only its config file) in an OBS package.

    Pros

  • Can dynamically install/remove/upgrade components
  • Upgrade notification

    Cons

  • Can only be used in Linux, windows have to implement its own mechanism.
  • More work to packaging.
  • Kind of functionality duplication of MADDE config files.
  • MeeGo Linux only
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