[OpenIndiana-discuss] gdb debugger

[Reginald Beardsley]

I did the full  update and installed gdb.
root at hipster:~# pkg install gdb
           Packages to install:  3
            Services to change:  1
       Create boot environment: No
Create backup boot environment: No

DOWNLOAD                                PKGS         FILES    XFER (MB)   SPEED
Completed                                3/3       169/169      7.4/7.4  514k/s

PHASE                                          ITEMS
Installing new actions                       247/247
Updating package state database                 Done 
Updating package cache                           0/0 
Updating image state                            Done 
Creating fast lookup database                   Done 
root at hipster:~# beadm list
BE                     Active Mountpoint Space   Policy Created
2021-04-30             -      -          153.33M static 2021-06-20 01:22
test                   -      -          50.34M  static 2021-06-22 07:31
openindiana-2025:01:13 -      -          123.00M static 2025-01-13 05:34
openindiana-2025:06:28 -      -          34.55M  static 2025-06-28 15:29
2025.10                -      -          709.12K static 2025-11-14 10:34
openindiana-2025:11:14 NR     /          25.75G  static 2025-11-14 10:35
root at hipster:~# 
We  can afford to keep a mounted snapshot of the repository so that "pkg install <name>" works 5 months later without requiring a full update.
No branches.  Just the IPS system works for more than 4 months.  The current model breaks IPS every 4 months.  That is nuts!  It create a situation where lack of resources for a full upgrade can prevents loading the tools to find out why!
Mount the snapshots RO.   It's not space intensive nor is it complex.  It's a snapshot of the system mounted properly for IPS to work.  Whatever "release" is installed provides a static repeatable image at any time in the future.  In short:
"pkg install gdb" should *always* work and provide the gdb in the repository at the release point.
I should expect that it's clear how to implement the mounts, but if not let me know.  I've transparently resolved mounts across multiple architectures.
If I have 2 systems with the same "release" installed,  even if they are updated with a pkg install at different times, they should both be the same.
If an OI install is not reproducible then I see no reason to use or support it.   I'm just moving onto this is as my primary system and asking if I should continue.  It sat powered off for several years until this year.  I used a Linux test machine for a while or  a much older Hipster install.
Have Fun!Reg