> > something with patches? Is this available for Open > > Solaris? > > No. Sun Connection is currently only supported for > released versions > of Solaris 10.
This is not going to help convert Linux/Unix users over... > > > Besides the kernel, what if I want to maintain my > own > > set of packages for my servers? With apt or yum, > one > > can create one's repository and even using Debian > or > > Centos as the base, one can combine the OS > repository > > with one's custom packages and manage your servers > > that way. Say Open Solaris/Solaris comes with a > > certain version of sendmail but I need the > features > > that come with a newer version or I am patching > > sendmail to get those features. On Linux with > apt/dpkg > > or yum/rpm, you can build your package and then > deploy > > it by adding that package to your repository and > > running an update on servers concerned. The whole > > thing could be such that a single command will get > all > > those servers to come and get it. > > > > I do not see anything that will provide this kind > of > > functionality for Open Solaris/Solaris > deployments. > > You can build your own packages using easy scripts > such as "gnutopkg" > from Philip Brown: > > http://www.bolthole.com/solaris/gnutopkg > > or: > > http://icculus.org/~eviltypeguy/pkg/gnutopkg > > I have several examples of Solaris packages here > that I made myself: > > http://icculus.org/~eviltypeguy/pkg/ > > You could even use OpenPKG to build your own entire > software stack or > use the one they provide: > http://www.openpkg.org/ > > The nice thing about OpenPKG is that it works on > more operating > systems than just Solaris. packages and repositories are too different things. apt and yum are repository tools. > > > > If it's already compiled for you, it's usually > as > > > easy as something > > > like running "pkgadd -d MYdriver.pkg". > > > > Great. Not much different from Linux for binary > > drivers. Now if you can tell me the same for those > > that come with Open Solaris no matter what release > you > > are running... > > In this case, you probably can't get the si3124 > package working on > older versions of Solaris. From what I understand, > drivers that worked > on b16 of Solaris Express should still work on b61. > This means that > yes, even between OpenSolaris releases, drivers > should work *going > forward*. Going backward may not be true. There are > some special > exceptions at the moment such as things that use the > GLDv3, and so on, > but for the most part, yes. Someone correct me if > this is no longer > true or there are further caveats. There goes your dist upgrade for a driver being overkill and highly unlikely when there does not appear to be a kernel package available to let you just upgrade the kernel. Shawn, you have provided absolutely no information that comes close to what you can get with apt + dpkg or yum + rpm. Is there any '???' + pkg? Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
