* Renaud Metrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-06-11 07:41]:
> Hello,
>
> I am in charge of providing TIPC to the OpenSolaris package repository by
> the november timeframe.
> TIPC is an open source project I already ported to Solaris and OpenSolaris
> (http://opensolaris.org/os/project/tipc/).
> I already created a set of SVR4 packages that are shipped with the source
> workspace.
> I'm now wanting to create a set of corresponding IPS packages.
>
> What do you think it is better to do:
> 1. publish the SVR4 packages to the repository directly by using the
> "pkgsend -s repository_url send
> SVR4_package_fmri" command
> or
> 2. create dedicated IPS packages
It depends on
(a) whether you need to deliver TIPC on non-image packaging systems,
in which case use pkgsend (but use the import subcommand, not
send), and
(b) what TIPC delivers and what kinds of dependencies it has.
> Also, I don't understand how to deal with package updates: TIPC is still in
> development and probably fixes from Linux'TIPC will be backported to the
> Solaris TIPC code, reusing the same release number.
> Once created, is it possible to update a package content or not?
> - If yes, no problem
> - If no, how can I provide updates, it is by doing subreleases packages
> (ex: 1.7.5-1, then 1.7.5-2, etc.)? If so, what will happen when user gets
> the package? Will he get the latest subrelease?
Yes, you can use subreleases (or just timestamp updates for typos),
and yes, the user will get the latest subrelease.
- Stephen
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