Kyle McDonald wrote:
> John Plocher wrote:
>> If you *were* able to do the above (as an admin), would you still have
>> the same issues with this proposal?
>>
> No, If that were true, I could live with this proposal. I would at
> least have the ability to do what I want.
So, let me toss out a proposal:
OSS stuff (purposely undefined here :-) shall install into
somewhere other than /usr/bin. The various directories
discussed here (/usr/sfw, /usr/gnu, /opt/wherever) are all
potential locations; the exact location for a particular
instance of "OSS Stuff" is intentionally not specified here.
ALL package dependencies are required to be on the above
packages; all PATH dependencies are required to be on the
above install locations.
There shall also exist a "symlink convenience package"
for each "OSS Stuff" that (following the "no conflict" rules
mentioned elsewhere in this thread) makes symlinks in
/usr/bin. NO components may depend on the existence of
these packages or require their installation - they are
intended for use by human users only, and are expected
to be installed (or not) at the sole discretion of the
customer.
This proposal says nothing about whether the Solaris Install
process should default to installing or not installing these
convenience symlink packages.
-John
