hi there, On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 08:29 -0800, A.Belahcene wrote: > for example > pkginfo doesn't return correct values:
Yep, this was a known bug: http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=110 and can be fixed after you've installed Indiana using the instructions to refresh the install at: http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2007-November/003776.html http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2007-November/003776.html If you just want to fix old packaging tools, you can do # pkg refresh # pkg install SUNWipkg # pkg install SUNWpkgcmds [ this was covered on this alias a while back - a quick Google search found several hits ] cheers, tim > -bash-3.2# pkginfo -l > -bash-3.2# pkginfo > -bash-3.2# pkginfo gedit > ERROR: information for "gedit" was not found > -bash-3.2# > > pkgadd doesn't make anything: > > -bash-3.2# pkgadd -d pkg_get.pkg > > The following packages are available: > 1 CSWpkgget pkg_get - CSW version of automated package download tool > (all) 3.8.4 > > Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process > all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: > > Processing package instance <CSWpkgget> from > </export/home/bela/Desktop/pkg_get.pkg> > > pkg_get - CSW version of automated package download tool(all) 3.8.4 > WARNING: Stale lock installed for pkgadd, pkg CSWpkgget quit in analysis > state. > Removing lock. > You may use and copy this software without charge, as you see fit. > The software is copyright (C) Philip Brown, Nov 2000-2007 > > Dont forget to update /opt/csw/etc/pkg-get.conf with your nearest archive > site. > (or /etc/opt/csw/pkg-get.conf) > > The default site ibiblio.org may or may not be slow for you! > > Using </opt/csw> as the package base directory. > ## Processing package information. > ## Processing system information. > WARNING: setting mode of </opt/csw/bin> to default mode (755) > -bash-3.2# > Nothing is installed > > -bash-3.2# ls /opt/csw > -bash-3.2# > > any binary package contains the executable program, it is enough to copy it > to /usr/bin or /usr/sbin. ( no manual and doc, just binary) . > > so I want to do this for pkg-get, unfortuantly, it is pkg_get.pkg, I don't > know how to open it, to extract manually the executable program ?? I haven't > found the tar.gz file. > > thanks for help > bela > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-help mailing list > opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org
