On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 7:08 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Well, that's what I was ranting(*) about in the first place. How can I know 
>> what version to install? It's not very well documented. And if I have 
>> 2008.05 based on snv_86 then isn't [EMAIL PROTECTED] the version delivered 
>> with that from the beginning? Or are you reusing the version numbers after 
>> an upgrade?
>
> We're not reusing the version numbers per-se but rather we're changing
> the timestamp which is the lowest part of the version number.  This
> allows us to publish a version of a package for an earlier build.  In
> the case of SUNWipkg, this is relatively simple to do.
>
> With respect to determining which version of SUNWipkg you have, usually
> I would suggest running "pkg list SUNWipkg" and see whether the command
> reports that an update is available - look for a 'u' character under
> the UFIX field.  Unfortunately, this command will report an update is
> available even if the only update is one with a higher build number.
> However, you can always just rerun
>
>        $ pfexec pkg install SUNWipkg@<version>
>
> where <version> is the version printed by "pkg list SUNWipkg" and if
> there is a newer timestamped version, it will update to that.

I just uttered the magic phrases :

-bash-3.2# pkg version
d974bb176266
-bash-3.2# pkg install -v [EMAIL PROTECTED]:20080620T101740Z
Before evaluation:
UNEVALUATED:
+pkg:/[EMAIL PROTECTED],5.11-0.91:20080620T101740Z

After evaluation:
pkg:/[EMAIL PROTECTED],5.11-0.86:20080426T174940Z ->
pkg:/[EMAIL PROTECTED],5.11-0.91:20080620T101740Z
None
DOWNLOAD                                    PKGS       FILES     XFER (MB)
Completed                                    1/1     100/100     0.89/0.89

PHASE                                        ACTIONS
Removal Phase                                    2/2
Update Phase                                   92/92
Install Phase                                  11/11
-bash-3.2# pkg version
0ae5e72ba7ee

so that seems to have worked out ... flawlessly too.

glorious details at :
http://www.blastwave.org/dclarke/OpenSolaris/image-update.txt

what next ?

total image update ?  woo hoo

Dennis
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