On Sat, Oct 13, 2007 at 01:09:43AM +0530, Ananth Shrinivas wrote: [...] > Slightly off topic: How does IPS affect the SFE repository and the > pkgbuild tools ? As I understand IPS can import SVR4 packages. But if > it has frozen specs for packaging metadata and data, should pkgbuild > be enhanced to generate "native" IPS format packages ? > I am eager to help out with implementing these or other ideas. > Ananth
near future: pkgbuild should be able to feed a personal/local_site repository with IPS packages or trigger the import. This would have two advantages: IPS-testing could be extended on non-Indiana packages and Indiana instantly could receive missing software we already have available in the SFE repository. pkgbuild should be preinstalled and a non-exercised person should be able to build/install a existing SFEsomthing.spec by simply clicking on a URL. Think pkgbuild is delivered in a developer edition with sunstudio/gcc on disk, and a friend provides you with a spec-file as a URL.... Thomas
