[development] register the install profile in system table?

[Boris Mann]

On 22-Aug-06, at 4:46 PM, Nedjo Rogers wrote:

> We have the ability to include _install functions in install  
> profiles. What about updates? We're currently registering the  
> install profile through variable_set('install_profile'). Should we  
> instead be setting it as a row in the system table? That way we  
> could track its schema version like we do for modules and so invoke  
> e.g. default_update_0() when update.php is run.

+1

An excellent idea.

-- Boris