Shawn Walker wrote: > Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this case applies to us, and if > so, how? > > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/caselog/2008/547/ > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/caselog/2008/547/materials/serviceability-guidelines-1-0-html/ > > It seems to apply more to a end-user application as opposed to one that > manages end-user applications. > > However, many of its guidelines seem like they could be applied in a few > ways to us (though I don't foresee any changes resulting as we appear to > be doing everything already or will be).
pkg is both a desert topping *and* a floor wax. These guidelines apply to it in its role as an end-user application (the user can invoke pkg, and may be interested in its logs and whatnot), and in its role as a facilitator of application management. In its role as an end-user application, the relevance of the guidelines seems obvious. In its role as a facilitator of application management, the guidelines provide some assistance in determining the kinds of requirements its clients (that is, the applications being installed with pkg) will need to satisfy. Many of the requirements in the Product Installation and Removal section would ideally be satisfied by pkg, rather than requiring that the application include any specific support for them. _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
