On 5-Nov-07, at 7:15 AM, Steven Stallion wrote: > On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:34:08 +1300, Glynn Foster > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Do you want to do a mock-up of what that might look like? I fear (and > this >> is >> purely an uninformed guess) that you're only going to alienate *more* >> users than >> you'll make happy. >> > > This sounds like a solution looking for a problem :) > > Please correct me if I am wrong, but one of the primary goals of the > new > installer is simplicity. Why go to the trouble of selecting a > runtime in > the installation? I certainly would not want to instate a GNU > runtime for > *every* user on the system. > > Simply put, why not have the option of selecting a runtime post- > install by > modifying your PATH (this is precisely what we do today)? If you > want a GNU > runtime, simply place /usr/gnu/bin at the head of your PATH. Still > want > xpg6? How about a BSD runtime? This is functionality we already have > today, > why not keep it around in Indiana? > > If you want to change the default PATH (in effect setting the > runtime for > each user), you have the option of changing /etc/profile etc.
Tell that to whoever violated ARC by putting /usr/gnu at the head of $PATH in the indiana preview ;) _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
