Fundamental question: if I'm an application developer, when would I ever use image-create? thx, --emk
Bart Smaalders wrote: > Ed McKnight wrote: >> RTFM's welcome if pointers given. >> >> I'm porting my application to IPS packaging. In the old way of >> thinking my BASEDIR is / or /usr and my packages, while relocatable >> under pkgadd, really do expect to be under / or /usr. >> >> When I install OpenSolaris I have a full image at '/' linked to >> pkg.opensolaris.org as the repository. My packages will eventually >> reside in that repository, but need not, according to the packaging >> docs. Obviously my development time testing packages won't be sent to >> that repo. >> >> What are the recommended practices for installing packages that are >> not in the original full image, but need to go under '/'? >> > > Just create the packages w/ the paths you want... add the repo w/ your > packages as an additional authority. > > As a package creator, please keep your files separate from those in > the pkgs on p.o.o. > >> How about for doing development work and installing from my >> development packages? Presumably only the Release Engineer should >> send packages to pkg.opensolaris.org. > > same approach. > > - Bart > > _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
