Chung Hang Christopher Chan writes: > If it was a new behaviour by the updates, I would > understand but new features?
Yes. > Tracking patches appears to be a pain. All > numbers...just like the docs...makes it very > inconvenient to know what is in there. That's why there are patch management tools available. > This system is fine for Sun customers. I, however, > don't think that third party developers/packagers > would like this kind of system. Releasing an updated > package and letting the packaging system handle the > rest is far less work both ways imho. Agreed. As I said, many third parties delivering software for Solaris don't bother with the undocumented process of creating patches. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
