Adding to the Companion is certainly possible. On the page at the link http://opensolaris.org/os/project/companion/
there are directions on how to start the submission process. But, I am happy to help out with testing the build of Compiz in the companion environment. If you point me to the code, I can see what will be involved. Steve C. Saurabh Vyas wrote: > Oops I forgot to add in my opinion ;-) in my reply!!!!!!. Thanks a lot > Steve to correcting me (well i am not a part of companion-discuss alias > so I was not sure of this) > Also its good to know active work is going on and would it be possible > to add Compiz in your build environment? > > Apologies again for sending a reply without proper knowledge. > > ~Saurabh > > Steve Christensen wrote: >> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > >
