Changed 'subject' field as this is relevant to all sfwnv packages ... Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Paul Cunningham wrote: > >> There used to be a reason why the "DESC=" line had the >> package's version on it (I forget why) - you and others >> haven't included it. > > > I can't imagine why,
I think originally (n years ago) it was something to do with ReleaseEngineering. > but there's a good reason not to include > it - it will be wrong if the package is ever put into a Solaris > release which gets updates via patches (like Solaris 10) - the > patches don't update the pkginfo. (Spoken with the experience > of someone still cursing his decision to list the PKGVERS in pkginfo > as 6.8.0 in the Solaris 10 Xorg packages and still getting questions > from people who assume that's the version delivered in Solaris 10 > despite patches upgrading to 7.2 and beyond.) If this is the case then the 'package version' should be *removed* from all packages in the sfwnv gate prior to FCS. If not, then it should be in a *consistent* format across all pkgs. Then all reviews should check that they comply with this. Paul
