FYI,
I've put the spec files sources along with the patches sources for
compiz 0.5.0 on SFE (http://pkgbuild.sourceforge.net/spec-files-extra/)
See http://blogs.sun.com/erwann/entry/compiz_0_5_0_packages for the
spec files locations.
HTH,
Erwann
Saurabh Vyas wrote:
> 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.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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