FYI. Currently we have project in Sun which will make patchadd and pkgeadd install all dependant packeages and patches if they are awailable. If you specify packagebase and patchbase for pakgadd/patchadd and special option it will pick all nessesary packages and patches to install requested one (for pkgadd for freshbitted package it will install only packages but all nessesary patches also to resolve freshbitting issue with patch consistancy).
In dryrun mode it will be exactely what you are looking for but it is not ready for public yet. Thanks, vassun (I am in Solaris Insall Group, Sun Microsystems) This message posted from opensolaris.org
