On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 09:18:46AM -0800, Chris Quenelle wrote: > A simple install-time-only scheme like I suggested would handle this > case easily. > > perl 5.6.2 > action verexec /usr/bin/perl5.6 > action verexec /usr/bin/perl
<...> You don't seem to be listening. It might be possible to use an install-time only scheme to handle this, but it's undesirable. a. One of the design goals of pkg(5) is to have as much of the system configuration handled elsewhere, or be done through self assembly. Verexec allows self assembly, since the mechanism for delivering a version of perl/python/java/whatever becomes installation system agnostic. b. Keeping verexec out of the packaging system means that it's easier for users who install software with other methods to take advantage of the support that's provided. If you install SYSV package, or roll your own software, you can still take advantage of verexec. c. As we've already seen with scripting, performing post install configuration in the packaging system context is fraught, this approach simplifies the logic, and keeps the packaging system out of the configuration business. -j _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
