Jean McCormack wrote:
> And there is also the blocker:
>
> http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3668
> constructor should use pkg purge-history upon completion
True.  This is part of
    - Improvements or fixes regarding pkg metadata or utility use
that I referred to in my email.  Perhaps I minimized things by electing 
not to go into the gory details.

For the gory details, see the buglist:
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ACCEPTED&bug_status=CAUSEKNOWN&bug_status=FIXUNDERSTOOD&bug_status=FIXINPROGRESS&bug_status=REOPENED&bugidtype=include&chfieldto=Now&columnlist=target_milestone%2Cbug_severity%2Cpriority%2Cassigned_to%2Cbug_status%2Cshort_desc&product=distro-constructor&query_format=advanced&target_milestone=2008.11&target_milestone=---&order=bugs.target_milestone%2Cbugs.priority
 


    Thanks,
    Jack
>
>
> Jack Schwartz wrote:
>> Hi everyone.
>>
>> Here's where we are w.r.t. bugs, our priority list (sent to 
>> caiman-discuss on 9/5/08), and the 2008.11 release:
>>
>> * "Must haves" which remain *
>>
>> - Finalizer scripts stop on error when stop_on_error flag set from 
>> manifest
>> 3341 <http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3341> nor P2 
>> karen.tung at sun.com FIXINP stop_on_error doesn't seem to work for 
>> finalizer scripts
>>
>> - Logging of output and errors from DC proper and finalizer scripts.
>> 3354 <http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3354> 2008.11 
>> min P2 karen.tung at sun.com FIXINP Logging of the DC app
>>
>> - Stop manifest server when DC terminates so /tmp/ManifestServ.$$ 
>> socket gets cleaned up.
>> 3356 <http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3356> 2008.11 
>> nor P2 jack.a.schwartz at sun.com FIXINP ManifestServ need to be stopped 
>> and it's socket file cleaned up
>>
>> - Cleanup repo mirroring items in manifest as IPS does implicit 
>> mirroring of its authorities.
>> 3358 <http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3358> 2008.11 
>> nor P2 jean.mccormack at sun.com FIXINP Cleanup repo mirroring items in 
>> manifest
>>
>> * " Good to haves" which remain *
>>
>> 1) Implement a pkg_image_area_population authority separate from default
>> authority.
>> 3360 <http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3360> 2008.11 
>> nor P3 jean.mccormack at sun.com CAUSEK Allowing specifying the default 
>> repo and default authority installing pkgs
>>
>> 2) Allow ISO and USB image name specification in manifest.
>> Will postpone.
>>
>> 3) Use timestamp default in manifest for dist ID.  From the dist ID, the
>> ISO name, USB name, pkg_image_area and output_paths are derived.
>> (Already present.  No bug filed.)
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Some new items which are deemed important and will be fixed very soon 
>> have made it onto the buglist as well.  As stated earlier, they have 
>> a target milestone of 2008.11 and a priority of P1-P3.  Among these are:
>>
>> - grub entries in the manifest
>>
>> - different interpretations of empty strings in the manifest (as 
>> legitimate values, as blanks requiring defaults, or as errors)
>>
>> - Better error handling and return statuses from DC
>>
>> - removal of slim_install package metadata from a distro
>>
>> - Improvements or fixes regarding pkg metadata or utiltity use
>>
>> - Using lzma to compress non-usr archives
>>
>> At our DC meeting tomorrow we will forgo a full-on bug-court, since 
>> this email should address the same issues.  We'll limit our bug 
>> scrutiny tomorrow to any new un-targetted bugs for assignment, unless 
>> someone has a reason to go through the list in more detail.
>>
>>     Thanks
>>     Jack
>>
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