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



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Bart Smaalders                  Solaris Kernel Performance
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