* Stephen Hahn <sch at sun.com> [2008-09-10 16:16]:
> * David Bustos <David.Bustos at sun.com> [2008-09-10 01:42]:
> > Quoth Jordan Brown on Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 12:40:01PM -0700:
> > > David Bustos wrote:
> > > > And this wouldn't be stable, since "svcs" output is unstable.
> > >
> > > Is "svcs -H -o xxx,yyy,zzz" output unstable? It really should be
> > > stable, since it's clearly intended for script consumption.
> >
> > Yes, it is unstable. I don't think script suitability should be married
> > to stability. File an RFE, if you wish.
>
> svcprop(1) provides a stable interface to all of the data that svcs -o
> would retrieve; it's designed for scripting (although I think Nico has
> a planned revision that improves its ease of use in scripting
> scenarios).
... except I don't think we've a stable scripting interface for
retrieving all instances on the system. That's an omission, so I'll
go add it to Jordan's RFE.
- Stephen
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