AFAIK, packagemanger doesn't handle that use case as it is designed for managing the OS, not unbundled software. Michal might be able to comment on that.
The Update Center 2 project is focusing on using IPS with an additional updatetool GUI client and best practices for dealing with multi-platform, application-layer software. Whether it's a compiler, IDE, app server, directory server or other enterprise software, we've seen that people want to be able to install multiple versions of applications on a single system (not just v11 vs. v12, but v11.3 vs. v11.4) and user images will be a great tool for being able to do that. Dealing with menu integration and bin shortcuts when there can be many versions on the system is something that still has to be worked out. Tom Kuldip Oberoi wrote: > Thanks Tom! > > Can it be done by default vs. by user? Also, I may have missed it in > the Package Manager GUI, but is there/will there be an option there as > well? > > As Shawn mentioned, for us to get the menu icon and bin shortcuts (so > automatically in the path), we need to have a known location. (or > postinstall script abilities) > > /kso > > > Shawn Walker wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Tom Mueller (pkg-discuss) >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Can't user images be used for installing multiple versions >>> simultaneously? >>> >>> pkg image-create -U ... /opt/SunStudio11 >>> pkg -R /opt/SunStudio11 install [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> pkg image-create -U ... /opt/SunStudio12 >>> pkg -R /opt/SunStudio11 install [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> I'm sure a user could do that, but given how common it is, I wouldn't >> want to have to manually do that myself. >> >> Plus all the shortcuts in the menu, etc... >> _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
