Erwann Chenede wrote: > Hi Alan & Saurabh, > > Thanks for the clarification. > > Compiz only works on nevada. Is there already a companion CD for > SDX releases ? As of now there is no activity on companion CD front for nevada (the work had stopped after S10 release). But I feel it would be good idea to revive this distribution mechanism (I guess the build mechanism used there is bit old and it we do have spec-files-extra which uses `pkgbuild ` which a good framework to build packages for Solaris). Well again the whole idea is to provide users with easy access to `cool` things like Compiz on Solaris.
~Saurabh PS : Now the neveda distribution is called SxDE (Solaris Express Developer Edition!!!!!) ans SDX ;-) . > > Thanks, > > Erwann > > Alan Coopersmith wrote: >> I mean that if you call Sun support to report a bug, they will >> tell you it's unsupported. If a bug is found, there is no >> mechanism to deliver a patch, just wait for the next version >> of the Companion CD, which comes out only when a new Solaris >> update release is issued, and if you've got a bug in the Solaris 8 >> or Solaris 9 companions, you're simply out of luck - since there >> are no more Solaris 8 or 9 update releases, there will never be >> any more Companion CD bug fixes. >> >> (These are among the reasons blastwave was originally created as >> independent of the Companion CD, despite the communities desire >> to build on the Companion CD, since it was simply unsustainable.) >> >> If the Companion plans to change from the way it's been handled for >> the past 5 years that would be great, but given the incredibly meager >> funding for it by Sun, and lack of community support, I would be very >> surprised to see that happen. >> >> -Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com >> Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering >> >> Steve Christensen wrote: >>> Alan - >>> >>> Not sure what you mean by "absolutely none". All of the current >>> Companion packages are in the process of being updated to their >>> latest versions and, as far as I know, this will continue and be >>> completed soon. If a package gets put on the Companion through the >>> processes already defined for adding to the Companion, they will be >>> both updated and supported - at least that is my understanding. The >>> only way I know of that this might not happen is if Companion >>> packages are dependent on something from other consolidations or >>> projects and these do not get updated. >>> >>> Steve Christensen >>> >>> >>> Alan Coopersmith wrote: >>>> Erwann Chenede wrote: >>>>> This could be a good delivery mechanism. What's the support level >>>>> expected from packages included in the companion cd (e.g. in term >>>>> of sustaining, etc.) >>>> >>>> Absolutely none - not even a promise to deliver new versions if major >>>> bugs or security holes are found. >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-discuss mailing list >> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > >
