On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 04:00:28PM -0700, Erast Benson wrote: > On Mon, 2006-06-19 at 23:46 +0100, Peter Tribble wrote: > > - can I request a specific version? > > yes
Thats not exactly true. Only if the archive happens to keep old versions, or if its a "gcc3" vs "gcc4" thing, where people are explicitly packaging up multiple versions as "current" versions/variants of the software. > > - can I control the installed location? > > yes, via apt-build or in zones, oops you need Nexenta then :-) What's a 'zone'? you mean like solaris zone? if so, sounds like "no" to me. apt-build sounds like, "no, you have to rebuild the package and customize it" > > - can I install multiple copies of the same version in different > > locations? > > yes, via apt-build "no, you have to rebuild the package and customize it" > > - can I install multiple versions? > > sure "if they are packaged up to install to separate non-conflicting locations already"? _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
