> The "entire" cluster package is new to me. The pkg info summary reads > "entire incorporation". That gives one an idea what it provides, but > since it's a cluster package it's difficult (for a novice like me) to > dig much deeper. So I have two questions:
The "entire" package is an incorporation which in a sense draws a circle around the packages which must be updated together. At the moment, it effectively draws that circle around the redistributable portion of WOS. There was a version of this incorporation that was "baked" on to the 2008.05 CD. However, the version of the "entire" incorporation on the 2008.05 CD was incorrect and has been updated. By installing the new version of the incorporation, it will ensure that you only pull down WOS-derived packages compatible with the build in question (in this case, build 86.) > 1. Does it download and install all the repo packages for given build or > just updates (if available) for the core packages in the > distribution? No, the package is just additional packaging meta-data and doesn't cause additional packages to be downloaded. > 2. Why is installing it a prescribed action now instead of optional or > even just recommended? Because if it's not updated, installing certain packages may cause packages post-build 86 to be installed on a build 86 system. dsc _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
