On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 13:52 -0700, Bart Smaalders wrote: > By far the simplest solution, and one I'm going to push for is > as follows: > > 1) Add gnu tools into Solaris. Versions with identical names > will get a prepended 'g', _and_ will appear with their original > (conflicting) name in /usr/gnu/bin (analogous to /usr/xpg*/bin) > 2) Move commands and libraries with unique names and adequate > stability from /usr/sfw/* into /usr/bin, /usr/lib, etc. > > In this manner, anyone wishing to build in a straight gnu world > can prepend /usr/gnu/bin to their path.
Sounds good to me. Two questions: what's adequate stability and what do you do with commands and libraries with inadequate stability? Leave them in /usr/gnu? Not ship them? Laca _______________________________________________ tools-discuss mailing list tools-discuss@opensolaris.org