[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Can we start OpenSolaris PMS enhancement project ?

2005-08-10 Thread Luke
Any system based on binary package management cannot be as flexible as a system which works with source-based packages. At least in the world of open-source software, there are often important configuration options which must be chosen at the start of the build process of a certain piece of

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: Can we start OpenSolaris PMS enhancement project ?

2005-08-10 Thread Matt Ingenthron
Hi Luke, There are others that are far better at walking through this than I am, but as someone who has experienced source based Unixes and Solaris alike... Luke wrote: Any system based on binary package management cannot be as flexible as a system which works with source-based packages. At

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Can we start OpenSolaris PMS enhancement

2005-08-08 Thread TJ Yang
Hi, TJ Yang wrote: I read albertw's blog but I failed to understand how to use Solaris' patch management system to be a modern PMS for OpenSoalris. I would advocate the use of patches for updating packages. But I would be very interested in seeing the things that people

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: Can we start OpenSolaris PMS enhancement

2005-08-08 Thread TJ Yang
snip I just want to chime in here to let people know that I have been watching and reading with considerable interest. I think that a few steps need to be taken with Blastwave and after some thought I am going to make a few changes. As soon as I have something concrete to talk about I