On 01/21/10 03:49 PM, Ceri Davies wrote: > I'm not quite getting why I can't update the SUNWinstalladm-tools package, > which is what the Flag day bug is saying I need to do, it does not say I have > to upgrade the server OS. > > You are saying that I have to update the entire operating system, just to > upgrade that package, that is making installs to different client machines > depend on the OS running on the server... My x86 ai client machine cares > what version of OS my sparc ai server is running? Am I the only person who > sees something wrong with the design here?
These are development releases; not finished, polished products. If you look at the man page for pkg(5), it explicitly states that there is no interface stability and that it is under development. There are more challenges here than AI or pkg(5): * zpool version * OS functionality (think system calls, etc.) * libraries that are now needed by the tools that are not available in older OS builds * boot archive format changes ...etc. When you use /dev, you commit to following the /dev train. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
