Hi Steve, Thanks again for taking initiative for testing the build of Compiz in your companion environment. Well Moinak can guide you on the code base for the same (so I had explicitly marked cc to him on this thread). He is the on who had builded Solaris packages for Compiz and shown the demo to us (Thats how I came to see the cool 3D effects on Solaris ;-) ).
Hope this will help, ~Saurabh Steve Christensen wrote: > 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >>
