0. What is this thread? It is kind of project blog where I like to post current status of "recursive patching-packaging project". Also when it will be in demo state ready for download, this thread may be good place for feedbacks etc...
1. What is "Recursive patching" (most likely new -D option)? "If patchadd detects that requested to install patches require some additional patches and this patches presents in patchbase (directory specified by -M <directory> as well as patch website specified by -M <url>) then patchadd will install that required patches and all they require recursively if all other requirements are satisfied, instead of rejecting requested patches (current standard behavior)." In other word if you want to install only one or two patches which may have some dependency you do not need to find and list all this necessary patches but ask patchadd to do this for you. 2. What is current status? Right now it is working for directory patchbase - for "-M <directory>" and also support zones. Currently I am working on web patchbase - "-M <http://url>". I expect to finish it sometime next week and put out here demo for downloads. 3. What is next? It will also support -M "https://url"; and then will be ready for Solaris (which require some process to follow). Then I will focus on recursive packaging - the demo for it were already presented here as a stand alone binary - "proof of concept", but it should be pkgadd -D (most likely -D). vassun This message posted from opensolaris.org
