[csw-maintainers] Dependencies on SUNW packages (was: newpkgs libslp1, openslp_devel)

[James Lee]

On 09/01/11, 21:55:33, Maciej "(Matchek)" Blizinski <maciej at opencsw.org>
wrote regarding Re: [csw-maintainers] Dependencies on SUNW packages (was:
newpkgs libslp1, openslp_devel):

> > Are you seriously looking to make this a policy?
> > You know, "x11" is not "core/required" either.
> > There are probably others. (not many, I admit, but still)

> X11 stuff is different in that it's a desktop installation, which is
> likely done using the complete package set.  Installing a Solaris
> desktop starting from a core install would be annoying, I don't think
> anybody does that.

X11 can be needed for command line programs that also have display
functionality, X11 is not not just for desktops.
$ ldd /opt/csw/bin/gm | grep X11
        libX11.so.4 =>   /usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so.4


Adding system packages after patching could be a problem as the
additions aren't patched.


I'm sure when we discussed this before we recommended that users have
a full install.  The full OS is 1% of my newest machine but I've done
full installs since 1GB hard drives (the OS was smaller then, 1GB
sounded bigger too) because someday not doing so will bite me - as here.
Why does anyone not do a full install?



James.