Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-04 Thread Nils Nieuwejaar
On Tue 10/03/06 at 02:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, When you say that there is procedure to compile NON DEBUG. Does it mean that the distribution of Solaris Express Comunity Edition is DEBUG version? And likewise, the Solaris Express from SUN website is DEBUG version too? How slow

[osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-03 Thread Jerry
Hi, When you say that there is procedure to compile NON DEBUG. Does it mean that the distribution of Solaris Express Comunity Edition is DEBUG version? And likewise, the Solaris Express from SUN website is DEBUG version too? How slow is DEBUG version compared to NON-DEBUG? I mean is it

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-03 Thread Casper . Dik
Hi, When you say that there is procedure to compile NON DEBUG. Does it mean that the distribution of Solaris Express Comunity Edition is DEBUG version? And likewise, the Solaris Express from SUN website is DEBUG version too? Yes for the first, no for the second. How slow is DEBUG version

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-03 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Jerry wrote: Hi, When you say that there is procedure to compile NON DEBUG. Does it mean that the distribution of Solaris Express Comunity Edition is DEBUG version? And likewise, the Solaris Express from SUN website is DEBUG version too? Both editions of Solaris Express are non-debug

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-03 Thread Darren J Moffat
James McPherson wrote: On 10/3/06, W. Wayne Liauh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Keep watching the release news, and skip the releases which don't offer anything too interesting, then download the DVD/CD release, burn and upgrade installation. Negative is that you'd need to download whole

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-03 Thread James C. McPherson
Darren J Moffat wrote: [snip] No you don't. If you want to upgrade from one Solaris Express release to another you can use live upgrade by just using lofiadm and mount to make the iso install image available. I was under the distinct impression that the discussion was in the context of bfu

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-03 Thread Alan Coopersmith
James C. McPherson wrote: Actually, I did manage to get the update_* scripts to work outside of SWAN. On reviewing the thread I see I was incorrect in my assumptions about the context. The update_* scripts are still very useful though and I don't think it would be difficult to make the public.

[osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-03 Thread John Brewer
Installing Solaris from a another active version of OS i.e. Windows/Linux and other OS's would allow Open Solaris a whole new world of users, this install process would need to support a Java installer classes and use the native system properties with the ability to have java classes run. So in

[osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-02 Thread Akhilesh Mritunjai
Hi, The instructions are little cryptic. The instructions on the download/ON page refer to building a development system with all latest (as in nightly, bleeding edge) thingies installed. You can just choose to install the DVD/CD release of Solaris Express Community Release and be happy and

[osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-02 Thread W. Wayne Liauh
1. Keep watching the release news, and skip the releases which don't offer anything too interesting, then download the DVD/CD release, burn and upgrade installation. Negative is that you'd need to download whole wad of 2.5 G stuff. - Akhilesh Can your upgrade from the iso images (on

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-02 Thread James McPherson
On 10/3/06, W. Wayne Liauh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Keep watching the release news, and skip the releases which don't offer anything too interesting, then download the DVD/CD release, burn and upgrade installation. Negative is that you'd need to download whole wad of 2.5 G stuff. -

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-02 Thread Bruce Riddle
First my apolgies for responding to the incorrect topic by Akhilesh. Akhilesh Mritunjai wrote: Hi, The instructions are little cryptic. The instructions on the download/ON page refer to building a development system with all latest (as in nightly, bleeding edge) thingies installed. You can

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: From Linux to OpenSolaris

2006-10-02 Thread Dave Miner
James McPherson wrote: On 10/3/06, W. Wayne Liauh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Keep watching the release news, and skip the releases which don't offer anything too interesting, then download the DVD/CD release, burn and upgrade installation. Negative is that you'd need to download whole