John Plocher wrote: > Darren Kenny wrote: ... >> I think we need to get away from the idea of Consolidations a bit, since >> OpenSolaris really breaks down these barriers and I think it would be pity to >> raise them again out there. > > +0 - IMO, we need to drastically shrink the sizes of our consolidations - and > raise the number of them. For example, each and every FOSS thing should be > its own consolidation - it delivers as a unit, it has its own versioning, etc. > IPS and repositories are tools that let us do that. >
Today, a consolidation delivers separately to the WOS/dock/repository. Please describe how a FOSSS project would deliver a new, incompatible version of a library used by multiple FOSS "things". Take as an example rev'ing OpenSSL. >> We really need to get C++ sorted for Solaris/OpenSolaris - we all use a CBE >> for >> Solaris - and OpenSolaris AFAIK - could we not just ensure that at least this >> works for people out of the box, clearly stating the C++ compiler to use. > > That's why the rule is "if you do this, you must use studio". > Which of course precludes software that will only compile w/ g++. - Bart -- Bart Smaalders Solaris Kernel Performance barts at cyber.eng.sun.com http://blogs.sun.com/barts
