Jan Hnatek wrote: > Hi Shawn, > > it would be interesting to know more details > about this behavior. > Why does pkginfo return the [IPS-only] info for some > packages > $ grep SUNWhea /var/sadm/install/contents > $ pkg info SUNWhea > Jm?no: SUNWhea > Summary: SunOS Header Files > [snip] > $ pkginfo SUNWhea > system SUNWhea SunOS Header Files > > but clearly not for all (SUNWmysql5)?
Because pkg(5) packages have a special 'legacy' action, that delivers SVR4 package info for packages. It was basically a way for SVR4 packages to still be able to install despite dependencies that no longer actually exist, or exist under a different name or in a different form. Some packages provide this legacy information, and some do not. I don't know what the logic was behind that. Beyond that, pkg(5) has no knowledge of the SVR4 package database and is unable to extract SVR4 package information or manage SVR4 packages. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
