On 3/24/08, Anil Gulecha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/24/08, Amit Kumar Saha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > If I am not wrong, the current package depot server is > > http://pkg.opensolaris.org/ > > > > In future, can custom depot servers be set up, similar to software > > repositories in the Linux world? > > > > Is this series the answer > > http://blogs.sun.com/migi/entry/create_your_own_opensolaris_ips2 ? > > > Yes, you can setup your own servers. The pkg-depot is the service > you're looking for. It is available after you install the IPS > package(that is built from the source or on Indiana). > > The support for multiple repositories is coming shortly (if not > already in). I think there are plans for a IPS server from blastwave, > and a belenix one in the future. There wont be as many servers as > there are in the linux world, as IPS has been selected as the default, > and most OS distributions will use this packaging system (There is > also a conory based distro in the making). Due to Solaris's binary > compatibility, the same repositories should be usable by multiple > distros.
Okay. That IMO is a clear advantage (atleast theoretically) over the different package formats (and hence repos) in the Linux world. Thanks, Amit -- Amit Kumar Saha *NetBeans Community Docs Coordinator* http://amitsaha.in.googlepages.com http://amitksaha.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
