Joseph Kowalski wrote: > > I'm assuming the "default link" packages would be installed by default > - our marketing would > demand that. > > This implies to me, that all this proposal would buy you is the > ability to go out of your way to > construct a system where the various components could be selected by > path without a fall through > to /usr/bin. In a distributed computing world, you couldn't depend > upon this. How many people > would use this? Well, Kyle seems to be one. There are undoubtedly > others, but how many? > > I don't think the gain is worth the effort. Your mileage may vary. > Like I wrote in another post. I think everyone in sun who actively uses /pkg will be interested in this capability no matter how it's implemented.
I"ve always loved how flexible solaris is. Generally, while sometimes it's alot of work to do what I want with it, there's never been a case where solaris prevented me from doing it. It doesn't seem to em to be a good idea to add this now. -Kyle > - jek3 > > > John Plocher wrote: >> 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 >
