Tending to be a bit of a reductionist, I can't help but throw out what I think is the #1 foundational question here.
What's the best package architecture (database) standard for OpenSolaris? The canonicial choices, listed alphabetically, are: * deb * pkgsrc (implemented by pkgsrc system) * portage * rpm (implemented by the openpkg system) * solaris packaging (implemented by Sun, Blastwave, and Sunfreeware) * tww (implemented by tww system) Let me know if I've missed any; but before you do, note that this list is intended to be limited to package architecture types (i.e. package file-format/database architectures). My 2 cents: - A big strike against deb and portage (for Solaris/OpenSolaris) is that no work's been done yet. - A big strike against Solaris packaging is it's not open-source yet. - A big point in favor of Solaris packaging is compatibiltiy with commercial Solaris and Solaris Express. Of the other three others -- rpm, pkgsrc, and tww... Thoughts? Eric _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
