Dave Miner wrote:
> Joseph J VLcek wrote:
>> Dave Miner wrote:
>>> Joseph VLcek wrote:
>>>> packages/utils/install-finish
>>>> -----------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Will pkg be available when install-finish runs?
>>>>
>>>> pkg is not on the LiveCD.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It isn't on the SVR4 prototype, but it better be on the IPS version 
>>> that DC produces.
>>
>> If pkg is not on the SVR4 prototype and install-finish uses pkg does 
>> this mean the SVR4 prototype will no longer provide a working installer?
>>
> 
> The installer will still work, it's just that SUNWslim-utils' contents 
> will still be present in the installed image, which is harmless.
> 
>>
>> If not it may not be that crucial but it could turn out to be handy 
>> for diag-ing issues.
>>
> 
> Without active maintenance the SVR4 version is likely to break before 
> too many builds, as its boot archive construction method is much too 
> fragile.  Given the other things we actually need to do, I'm not 
> inclined to spend our time maintaining it.  Once we get the prototype 
> out and get the install code out in an hg repo, I'm expecting to move 
> SUNWslim-utils build into that repo, see about sending SUNWDTraceToolkit 
> to SFW, and abandon the slim_prototype repo.
> 
> Dave

I understand and agree.

Joe

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