UNIX admin writes:

> >  templates
> 
> Yes.

OK, I answered that one. :)

> 
> > the fix which allows 2 manifest files with the same
> >  service to
> >  not stomp on each others properties
> 
> Wouldn't that be fixed with templates?

Sorry, but no.  It's part of Enhanced Profiles -- the architectural changes 
David's making as part of that project involve a re-write of how the
manifest import/manifest upgrade process works.  If we were to fix the 
bug against the current implementation (I haven't done the 
investigation to see whether it's even possible), it would just be 
thrown away as soon as we had the new profiles architecture.  It's much 
better to get to the enhanced architecture as rapidly as possible.

The templates project doesn't touch anything in that area -- it 
primarily describes service properties to make administration easier.
We could use the templates data to help with instance cloning, but we 
need a templates implementation first, and it still wouldn't fix the 
fundamental bug that two manifests which define the same service data 
stomp on each other.

liane
-- 
Liane Praza, Solaris Kernel Development
liane.praza at sun.com - http://blogs.sun.com/lianep



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