Stephen Hahn wrote: > * Tim Knitter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-03-28 16:59]: >>> 3. Do you have ideas on how to make this portable to older Solaris >>> releases and non-Solaris environments (Linux, Windows, etc.)? I'm >> It is all based on the supported namespace <pool>/ROOT/<beName> existing >> and it being a zfs dataset. So if either of those don't exist then no >> recovery will happen. > > Is the "it being a zfs dataset" test really "it being a zfs dataset > with the specific new feature we need", or is it not able to determine
The "it being a zfs dataset" refers to the target image. Either the live system or the argument to pkg -R. If either of those resolve to a zfs dataset resembling <pool>/ROOT/<beName> then recovery is enabled. The specific new feature pkg(1) needs is the knowledge of the namespace layout and the existence of libbe. I hope that answered your question. Tim > that? > > - Stephen > _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
