Moinak Ghosh writes: > > A Solaris upgrade (as opposed to patches) uses packages. The > > difference is that the upgrade process uses SVr4 'admin' files when > > necessary. Blastwave could do this with "instance=overwrite," and > > probably should, but it doesn't. > > > > But overwriting with new packages will leave files around that have been > removed from the new version of the package. So the packager will have > to have additional mechanisms to detect redundant files and remove them.
Yes; that's what the 'package history' mechanism is about in Solaris upgrades. It is more complicated than I suggested, and I think there's likely an RFE or two buried in here. In any event, it's not really why we use patches. Patches represent an atomic change to objects in multiple packages at once. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
