Fair enough. Follow-up question: What is the definition of "installable" as far as it relates to "list-worthy"?
$ pkg list -avf SUNWlibatk FMRI STATE UFOXI pkg://joanmarie.homeunix.org/[email protected],5.11-0.127.1:20091121T050611Z installed u---- pkg://localhost/[email protected],5.11-0.127:20091203T195739Z known ----- pkg://localhost/[email protected],5.11-0.127.1:20091203T231157Z known u---- pkg://opensolaris.org/[email protected],5.11-0.128:20091125T030327Z known u---- pkg://opensolaris.org/[email protected],5.11-0.127:20091111T090711Z known u---- [...] The third item doesn't show up in PM or with pkg list -a. It is installable however without my making any changes whatsoever. I just did so via Web Install: $ pkg list -a SUNWlibatk NAME (PUBLISHER) VERSION STATE UFOXI SUNWlibatk (localhost) 0.5.11-0.127.1 installed u---- --joanie On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 12:49 -0600, Shawn Walker wrote: > Padraig O'Briain wrote: > > I am trying to understand why PackageManager should list packages which > > are not installable. > > > > Given our current workload I cannot see us implementing your proposed > > RFE in the short term. > > I agree, and I don't think this is something the GUI should change its > default listing to do. > > If the GUI were to provide anything at all for this, I would suggest a > "Newest Package Versions" listing mode that just uses LIST_NEWEST > instead of LIST_INSTALLED_NEWEST. I wouldn't do anything beyond that... > > Cheers, _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
