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

[Steve Christensen]

Adding to the Companion is certainly possible.  On the page at the link

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

there are directions on how to start the submission process.  But, I am
happy to help out with testing the build of Compiz in the companion 
environment.  If you point me to the code, I can see what will be involved.

Steve C.

Saurabh Vyas wrote:
> Oops I forgot to add in my opinion ;-)  in my reply!!!!!!. Thanks a lot 
> Steve to correcting me (well i am not a part of companion-discuss alias 
> so I was not sure of this)
> Also its good to know active work is going on and would it be possible 
> to add Compiz in your build environment?
> 
> Apologies again for sending a reply without proper knowledge.
> 
> ~Saurabh
> 
> Steve Christensen wrote:
>> 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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