[indiana-discuss] new BE for just two upgrades

[Frank Ludolph]

Matt Ingenthron wrote:
> Calum Mackay wrote:
>> out of interest, what exactly is the problem with having more BEs 
>> than you think you need?
>>
>> ZFS is going to look after the space; I suppose keeping track of what 
>> they all are is the issue?
>
> Shawn's answer covers the needed functionality, but the issue is that 
> there are some classes of things you don't want to have to go create a 
> new BE for.  For instance?  I was working on building some software, 
> noticed the new SunStudioExpress, went to install it, and 
> inadvertantly, through the GUI, went down the image-update path.
>
> A new user may assume that's the only path, and rebooting to use a 
> newer compiler is pretty silly.
>
If you are referring to the Pkg Mgr GUI, there is an "Install/Update"" 
button just to the right of the "Update All". However, I know that 
users, myself included, can miss seeing even an adjacent button title. 
Perhaps reversing the order would cause most people to see the 
"Install/Update button first, though since it would be disabled until 
the user has at least clicked on a package, some users will still pass 
over it and click Update All...

Frank