On 8/21/07, Martin Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim Spriggs wrote: > > > > > > It would be really nice if we could ship the binaries. It takes a really > > long time to download, build, then install in the current scheme. > > Installation from the already built packages is at least an order or two > > of magnitude faster. > > > > There is one/two sticky points: > > > > Unpacking sprosslnk (from .../sprosslnk_12-1_solaris-i386.deb) ... > > dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: > > trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/c89', which is also in package gcc > > dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: > > trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/c99', which is also in package gcc > > dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: > > trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/c++filt', which is also in package binutils > > Setting up sprosslnk (12-1) ... > > > > > > I'm not sure in how to deal with this directly. Alternatives popped into > > mind but the files are not currently configured as alternatives in > > gcc/binutils. > > the better way are diversions, see dpkg-divert, are you installing into > /usr/ ? I thought that sunwspro goes into /opt/SUNWspro by default and > thus does not conflict with anything (read: I have not had a time to > play with your package yet)... > > > Is it appropriate to ask upstream to make this types of modification? > > I'm unsure of the likely success I would have in doing such... > > upstream will not help us here, as this is solaris specific problem, > only as soon as the sunwspro will be packaged for let's say ubuntu, then > the conflict with binutils will become apparent enough to be treated > important... until then we have to cope with it in nexenta...
Martin, I have cc'ed Kuldip Oberoi into this discussion, as we have had preliminary talks on the possibility of getting a redistribution license. Cheers, Brian -- - Brian Gupta http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/ _______________________________________________ gnusol-devel mailing list gnusol-devel@lists.sonic.net http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/gnusol-devel
