Eric Boutilier <Eric.Boutilier at Sun.COM> wrote:
> >[...] Sun does not open it's build process for OSS compoents.
> >
> >Because compatibility is impossible, I need to use a different location.
> >
> >
> >
>
> But this thread is specifically about _this_ proposal:
>
> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/gnu_solaris/
I am not sure if I understand this "community" correctly. I would asume that
it is related to something like GNU Solaris (Nexenta) but not to what I believe
needs discussion: integrating Free Software (including GNU) into a UNIX
centric OpenSolaris distribution.
> Focusing on just that proposal (for now), is your answer still the same?
> If so,
> could you please expand on it? I don't understand why the encumbered
> source and missing build information prevents SchilliX from aligning
> with this proposal.
The problem is that you cannot be compatible with something from what you
don't know how and from what sources it has been compiled.
> I'm still hopeful that alignment is possible between the SchilliX plans
> and Nevada plans when it comes to location of GNU commands and libraries...
If Sun either opens the build process or Sun adopts to the SPS system
we use at SchilliX, it is possible.
As I noted: if you like to have real compatibility, you need to do much more
than just trying to include e.g. a binary called "bash".
J?rg
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