I definitely agree that an example of how to add or delete packages so the user doesn't have to modify the manifest and repull all the IPS packages would be good.
pkg_repo_addl_authority is supported and the user can add it to the manifest. There are several other manifest items that fall into this category. I'm going to file a bug and work on putting comments into the manifest so the user understand what they are for and that they can use them. jean Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM wrote: > Karen, Jean, and Jack, > Can you take a look at the feedback we got from Willie below? Sorry I > set this feedback aside > till this week, but we still have plenty of time to incorporate some > of Willie's ideas to the DC document before I deliver the doc for 2008.11. > > Per Willie's suggestions, I don't see the pkg_repo_addl_authority > element in the sample slim_cd.xml file I have. Are we not using that > element for 2008.11? Should people just edit the many repository field > in the manifest instead of adding this additional authority field? > > Can you also comment on Willie's suggestions about how to keep > revising packages without > starting over? We could add some coverage in docs about that, but > would need your input. > > I won't have Willie's input in the review draft this week, but we can > still make his changes for final delivery. > > Barbara > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [caiman-discuss] FYI Alpha Draft of Distr Constr Article > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:06:17 -0700 > From: Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM > To: Willie Walker <William.Walker at Sun.COM>, Barbara Lundquist > <Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM> > References: <48DBCEB3.50703 at Sun.COM> > <ce4f4bbcb7d02365dcef6dec02b74484 at sun.com> > > > > Thank you!! This is great input! > I'm on another project for a few days, but will integrate your > suggestions when I do another draft of the DC article. > Barbara > > > On 09/26/08 06:30, Willie Walker wrote: > > Hi Barbara: > > > > I'm sending this just to you so it doesn't cause a flurry of reviews > > that you haven't asked for. :-) I think the document looks good and > > the direction/scope are great. One thing I think that needs to be > > considered is the audience, which will probably non-Sun people making > > a custom distribution that includes packages and modifications that > > are not part of the opensolaris.org IPS. For example, they might be > > adding proprietary packages maintained on a private IPS. > > > > Given this, I think the pkg_repo_addl_authority element of the > > manifest needs some specific discussion. I had to search for it in > > the source code. > > > > In addition, if the audience is anything like I am, they won't get the > > distribution right the first time they try. Instead, they will > > probably focus on modifications to a small set of packages in the > > distribution, rebuilding the distro each time they make a change. > > From what I can tell from the TOI calls and my own personal > > experience, I suspect an FAQ is going to be "How do I > > replace/modify/remove specific packages in my distribution without > > having to pull all the packages each time I make a change?" To help > > with this, an appendix that describes an example use of checkpointing > > might be very useful. A specific example I'm thinking of is a > > finalizer that sits right in the front of all the other finalizers and > > tweaks the installed packages on the system. The Sep 24, 2008 7:33 AM > > message I posted here contains a rough example: > > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=75218&tstart=15. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Will > > > > On Sep 25, 2008, at 1:47 PM, Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM wrote: > > > >> Gang, > >> > >> I've roughed out an alpha draft of a "Distribution Constructor Guide" > >> and > >> posted it on this page: > >> > >> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/files/ > >> > >> See DistroConstr.pdf. > >> > >> IMPORTANT: There are still significant engineering changes that will > >> affect > >> this document, so I'm not asking for a review of the details of this > >> document yet. > >> However, I welcome comments about the overall design and scope of the > >> document. > >> I know there's alot left to do for this document, but you can at > >> least see what > >> direction I'm heading in. > >> > >> Hopefully, we'll be ready for a full review in early October, at or > >> near the > >> code freeze date, TBD. > >> > >> Comments welcome. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Barbara > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> caiman-discuss mailing list > >> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss > > >
