Frank Fitch wrote: > Shawn Walker wrote: > >> >> Patches no longer exist in the IPS era. > > slight correction > > *solaris* patches longer exist in the IPS era.
The context or implication was Solaris patches, so I assumed as such. ... > And, whatever you call them, we are going to have to install updates to > solaris bits during the install. Those updates are just packages, which again is controlled by the manifest, etc. So the manual patchadd thing of the past does not apply. ... > If you want folks to use your tool, you have to make the tool usable. An > install tool without the ability to completely customize installs is > like a race car without wheels. Sure, it looks real pretty, and may in > theory be the best car in the race. But it probably won't win. I can neither confirm nor deny your assertions ;) With that said, I was just trying to point out that many of the reasons that some people might have for needing this sort of scripting are no longer applicable. Specifically, when it comes to managing which *Solaris* software is installed, there should be no need for scripting. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
