Tom Mueller (pkg-discuss) wrote:
Chris Ridd wrote:
Is it [pkg(5)] going to integrate with the
native packaging systems on those platforms?
We might consider the ability for package authors to specify
dependencies on OS provided capabilities such that an attempt to install
a package when the capabilities do not exist fails with some useful
information.
The following RFE (which isn't currently in any firm engineering plans)
goes far beyond this dependency check feature and into dynamically
satisfying dependencies via native packaging systems:
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=2661
Chris
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
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