8565 2015-10-24 16:55:02 +0000 Add global preinst/postinst hooks to opkg 2021-07-08 15:21:16 +0000 1 1 6 Yocto Project Subprojects opkg opkg 0.3.3 x86 Multiple ACCEPTED Undecided enhancement next-minor 1 alejandro.delcastillo alex.stewart --- --- Yes (doc changes required) oldest_to_newest 55707 0 alejandro.delcastillo 2015-10-24 16:55:02 +0000 By adding global hooks (preinst/postinst files in a directory) we can enable several use cases: - Rollbacks : clients can use preinst to make snapshots that they can rollback to on postinst in case of errors - Drive GPIO lines to make memory readable 74013 1 alejandro.delcastillo 2017-06-12 18:50:48 +0000 The return code from the global hook should be passed on to opkg. This will enable use cases were global hooks can be used to signal reboots. By passing the global hook return value to opkg, opkg caller can act on it.