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steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

I want to be able to install something and track exactly what has been installed so I can use that data to make an sfs file.

What is the easiest way to do this? A script? Comparing current ls to installed? Please advise the best way to accurately record this to eliminate errors.

amigo · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 1776

You can track operations using installwatch, although the 'sentry' utility included with src2pkg will track even more operations than install. There is a 'tracklist' utility for sentry which parses and simplifies the output from 'sentry' to give just a list of the files, dirs and links created or deleted. It will also report any chown or chmod actions.

steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

Flash · Posted: Thu 26 Aug 2010, 15:46 Post_subject:

Could Menu -> Utility -> Xdelta file difference manager be used for what you want to do? I haven't tried it so I don't know anything about it other than the name. Laughing

jemimah · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 4309 Location: Tampa, FL

Fcheck:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=54996

Flash · Posted: Thu 26 Aug 2010, 16:03 Post_subject:

Barry creates delta files for updating developmental Puppys without downloading (and uploading) the entire iso. He must have some way to find the difference.

jemimah · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 4309 Location: Tampa, FL

Well the binary difference is not that useful for remastering. If you want to know what files changed and how you can't use Xdelta.

steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

thanks all...great ideas....don't know which is best...

Unfortunately I've already installed it then went through the lists manually...what's worse is it's a big program installed in wine...I have to take a few minutes and gather my brains back into my skull...I should have waited for y'all...ugh. Laughing

amigo · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 1776

As I said, the 'tracklist' tool which comes with src2pkg outputs just the file list. It parses the huge logs created by libsentry(like installwatch logs).
You can get libsentry here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/amigolinux/download/src2pkg/src2pkg-2.2/src2pkg-helpers/Resources/libsentry-0.6.9.tar.bz2

The tracklist tool is here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/amigolinux/download/src2pkg/src2pkg-2.2/Resources/bin/tracklist

You need to compile and install libsentry first. Best tool around for the purpose.

steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3845

also ... for most files you can also look in /root/.packages/<name_of_pet> .files

steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

runtt21 · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 1583 Location: BigD Texas

This may not be what you are asking for but I like to take .pets apart it see what is included.

For example say you have a RUNTT.pet move it some place where you can work on it and run ...

pet2tgz RUNTT.pet

That will turn it into a .tar.gz that you can unpack and snoop through .

paulhomebus · Joined: 21 Jan 2010 Posts: 120 Location: New Zealand

Just wondering if paco is what you might have wanted....

If you use it when you make install it can be great!

http://users.tpg.com.au/01micko/01mickos_tools.html

Paul

steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

runt: just the opposite of that, but thanks; I use that one all the time.