Incorrect - see
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/companion/ The Companion files are available for NV build 56 now and 62 shortly (I have a clean test build of the current svn repository for the Companion done on NV 62 for x86 and a SPARC one soon.) Steve Christensen Saurabh Vyas wrote: > 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 >> >> > >
