[OpenIndiana-discuss] Knowledge Base for Compiling and InstallingSoftware Not Available as Packages.

[Volker A. Brandt]

Mads Worsøe Duun writes:
> Why not look at pkgsrc? It is working well on Openindiana/Illumos

Yes, pkgsrc is a great tool.  To install some software with pkgsrc and
watch it pull down the source, compile, install, etc. is really amazing.

However, it is another step away from "real" Solaris.  The "old" Solaris
up to 10 has SVR4, the "new" Solaris has IPS.  So these are really the
only options for any distro targeted for the "mainstream" users.

That pkgsrc can work well for a specialized distro like SmartOS is
absolutely true.  There are also mods to make pkgsrc produce SVR4
pkgs somewhere.  Maybe pkgsrc can be extended to produce IPS pkgs
as well...


Regards -- Volker
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