On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 08:15:32PM -0800, Chris Quenelle wrote:

> Users should also be able to downgrade to a complete set of older packages 
> right?

Eventually, yes, but right now downgrading a cluster described by normal
dependencies (rather than an incorporation) won't work at all.  And since
we don't have incorporations yet ...

> Or install two different sets on the same machine in different images.

You can do that, yes, and it'll work as long as it doesn't have
dependencies that you don't want installed in that image.  We do plan on
being able to link images -- you can depend on the core solaris packages
without having to install them, because dependencies can be satisfied
outside the current image -- but (all together now) we don't have that
implemented yet.  :)

> That basically reproduces what you get with a plain tarball, only
> integrated with other bits in a common depot.  That's what I'm shooting
> for in phase 1.

It sounds doable.  It'll be a bit creaky, but no creakier than Indiana
itself.

Danek
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