[companion-discuss] Re: [desktop-discuss] Compiz 3D desktop packages in Companion CD

[Steve Christensen]

Incorrect -

see

http://opensolaris.org/os/project/companion/

The Companion files are available for NV build 56 now and 62 shortly (I 
have a clean test build of the current svn repository for the Companion 
done on NV 62 for x86 and a SPARC one soon.)

Steve Christensen


Saurabh Vyas wrote:
> Erwann Chenede wrote:
>> Hi Alan & Saurabh,
>>
>>    Thanks for the clarification.
>>
>>    Compiz only works on nevada. Is there already a companion CD for 
>> SDX releases ?
> As of now there is no activity on companion CD front for nevada (the 
> work had stopped after S10 release).
> But I feel it would be good idea to revive this distribution mechanism 
> (I guess the build mechanism used there is bit old and it we do have 
> spec-files-extra which uses `pkgbuild ` which a good framework to build 
> packages for Solaris).
> Well again the whole idea is to provide users with easy access to `cool` 
> things like Compiz on Solaris.
> 
> ~Saurabh
> 
> PS : Now the neveda distribution is called SxDE (Solaris Express 
> Developer Edition!!!!!) ans SDX ;-) .
> 
>>
>>       Thanks,
>>
>>          Erwann
>>
>> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>> I mean that if you call Sun support to report a bug, they will
>>> tell you it's unsupported.   If a bug is found, there is no
>>> mechanism to deliver a patch, just wait for the next version
>>> of the Companion CD, which comes out only when a new Solaris
>>> update release is issued, and if you've got a bug in the Solaris 8
>>> or Solaris 9 companions, you're simply out of luck - since there
>>> are no more Solaris 8 or 9 update releases, there will never be
>>> any more Companion CD bug fixes.
>>>
>>> (These are among the reasons blastwave was originally created as
>>>  independent of the Companion CD, despite the communities desire
>>>  to build on the Companion CD, since it was simply unsustainable.)
>>>
>>> If the Companion plans to change from the way it's been handled for
>>> the past 5 years that would be great, but given the incredibly meager
>>> funding for it by Sun, and lack of community support, I would be very
>>> surprised to see that happen.
>>>
>>>     -Alan Coopersmith-           alan.coopersmith at sun.com
>>>      Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
>>>
>>> Steve Christensen wrote:
>>>> Alan -
>>>>
>>>> Not sure what you mean by "absolutely none".  All of the current 
>>>> Companion packages are in the process of being updated to their 
>>>> latest versions and, as far as I know, this will continue and be 
>>>> completed soon.  If a package gets put on the Companion through the 
>>>> processes already defined for adding to the Companion, they will be 
>>>> both updated and supported - at least that is my understanding.  The 
>>>> only way I know of that this might not happen is if Companion 
>>>> packages are dependent on something from other consolidations or 
>>>> projects and these do not get updated.
>>>>
>>>> Steve Christensen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>>>> Erwann Chenede wrote:
>>>>>> This could be a good delivery mechanism. What's the support level 
>>>>>> expected from packages included in the companion cd (e.g. in term 
>>>>>> of sustaining, etc.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Absolutely none - not even a promise to deliver new versions if major
>>>>> bugs or security holes are found.
>>>>>
>>>
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