On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, Magnus Forsberg wrote: > Hi Eric, > > I've just installed the JDS CBE. Seems like a good start to create a common > build environment. > > It would be great to setup a RPM repository with Solaris (or OpenSolaris) > src.rpms, that are specifically customized for Solaris (SMF, etc). Installing > them would of course place them in the JDS SRC root and to build just : > customize for your environment; pkg-build -ba <app.spec>... and you get a > SVR4 package that you can distribute. > > Combine this with apt4rpm to get the sources in place (I didn't manage to > compile it yet). > > I somehow find OpenPKG overworked for my situation. The RPM spec:s are > complicated for not very usable if you only have Solaris (in my case). Just > look at the apache-spec, 40k of code with alot of if-else options depending > on what you need. Why not write a spec with what you need instead of using > all these options? It's also got special macros that only work in openpkg, so > copying the specs for use with pkg-tools is no good. I find Fedora or SuSE > specs alot friendlier (to copy and customize). > > Maybe I didn't give it enough time, but it's really too complex. If you want > to use the Sun Compiler, you have to rewrite the specs anyway. > > The JDS installer is great, uses the .spec for customizing the build, creates > pkgs with the pkg-build, installs it. Really missed a standard BUILD > environment, so it's just what I need. It's a perfect "addon" for people like > me who find no use of using packages like SUNWmysql and SUNWapache. > > I did not have a look at pkgsrc, portage or tww yet. Any reason I should?
Hi Magnus, I can speak to pkgsrc, but I don't have much experience with portage or tww. Being a source-based design, pkgsrc tends to suffer from an over-fixation on source-level compatibility at the expense of binary-level modularity; similar to what was so well conveyed by John P. and Alan C. here: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=6991#6991 Also, the traits of OpenPKG that you found to be not well suited to your needs, exist in pkgsrc too. For example, it lives in a self contained area, and being very multi-platform is a central goal (which necessiates greater complexity, reduced customizability, and a watering down of awareness of important Solaris features). Eric > > /Magnus > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
