Kevin Monceaux wrote: > Indiana Fans, > > Or, is it just OpenSolaris now? > > I've tried out Indiana a few times under VMware and have just about > convinced myself to switch my desktop box from Linux to OpenSolaris. > And, I have a few questions. Many of these are package related so feel > free to direct me to the pkg-discuss list if I should be asking these > questions over there. > > I've been a Linux user since the 1.xx kernel, and 486 PC, days. I've > tried numerous distributions, which each have their strengths and > weaknesses. Currently I'm running Debian. Yes, I've tried out Nexenta. > I feel about it as I feel about Ubuntu. If I'm going to be running a > Debian based distro I'd prefer to run the real thing. Not to mention that > I don't like Ubuntu's "every six months take a snapshot of Debian testing" > release cycle. I just run Debian's testing branch and get frequent > package updates. > > I've played around with pkg search but can't figure out how to search by > package name. Is there a way to do that? Is there a way to search > package descriptions? pkg info displays a short package description. Do, > or will, packages have a long description? > > I'm at best a novice developer but while trying out various Linux > distributions I've managed to create some simple packages for personal > use. I've created packages on SourceMage, Arch, CRUX, Wolvix and perhaps > one or two others I'm forgetting at the moment. I haven't attempted > creating a Debian package from scratch but have gotten decently proficient > at rebuilding Debian packages to adjust them for my needs. > > So, if I switch to Indiana I'd like to take a stab at learning how to > create packages, or at least learn how to modify existing packages. I've > come across the IPS intro on OpenSolaris.org, but most packages involve > actually building software. Creating one text file and packaging it up > isn't really all that useful. Is there a tutorial that covers creating an > IPS package from a typical configure -> make -> make install type project? > > And, is there a way to rebuild an IPS package if needed? On Debian, for > example, I rebuild the available ffmpeg package to remove the > --disable-mmx configure flag in order to tripple ffmpeg's performance. > The process amounts to: > > $ apt-get source ffmpeg > > change to the source directory > > edit debian/rules and remove the --disable-mmx configure flag and the > CFLAGS that keep ffmpeg from building with mmx enabled. > > $ dch -l "-mmx" > > the above command invokes my prefered editor, vim, to edit the package's > changelog and automatically adds an entry to the top with -mmx tacked on > to the end of the current version. I add a comment, save my changes, > then: > > $ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot > > which builds the package.I then copy the resulting *.deb files to my local > repository, update my local repository, then: > > # aptitude update > > # aptitude safe-upgrade > > to "upgrade" ffmpeg to my modified version. > > Is there a way to install Indiana without Gnome for those of us who prefer > a minimalist style window manager? While I think gdm and Gnome, as > shipped with the 2008-05 system, are georgeous I'm just not a Gnome fan. > That's one thing that had me hesitating to switch to Indiana. I know > Gnome fans will probably think I'm nuts, but my current window manager of > choice is DWM. I'm also quite fond of SLiM, the Simple Login Manager. I > have DWM working nicely on Indiana. As an added bonus, I have DWM set up > so that it basically looks/acts like Linux virtual consoles. I've been a > virtual console user since the 1.xx Linux days and used to only switch to > X windows for web browsing, and/or image/movie file viewing. That's > another reason I've been hesitating to switch to Indiana. But, since > discovering DWM I've actually stopped reaching for the Linux virtual > consoles and have been doing everything in X. > > > Kevin > http://www.RawFedDogs.net > http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org > Bruceville, TX > > Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes. > Longum iter est per praecepta, breve et efficax per exempla!!! > > _______________________________________________ > indiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss > Hi Kevin.
You can build packages from a skeleton directory filled with package data. It might be somewhat comparable to Slackware, though much more advanced. I think you can search package descriptions. You can remove GNOME after if you have a bit of time to do it. VConsole has a project and will eventually be integrated into OpenSolaris if you don't run X all the time. There's a preview that may way with Indiana if you do some reading and tinkering. Indiana's main feature lies with its use of ZFS, for ips uses snapshots on every package making it very reliable. To fetch sources, I'm unsure, but from what I see there are -devel packages probably with headers and the like, such as for when you build with options or as dependencies. (ncurses) James _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
