Chris Ridd wrote: > Is it [pkg(5)] going to integrate with the > native packaging systems on those platforms? > No. One of the basic problems with native packaging systems for Linux, Windows, as well as Solaris before pkg(5) is that they require root access to use. Many software infrastructure products are intended for developers that do not have root access, so one of the great benefits of pkg(5) is that it supports user images that can be completely contained within a user's directory and managed by non-privileged users.
Use of pkg(5) in SWI (aka middleware) products is intended to give the benefits of a ZIP or ZIP-like distribution format while at the same time providing an integrated update capability. Tom _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
