Subject: Coexistence of pkgsrc and non-pkgsrc on Solaris
To: None <>
From: Alan Barrett <>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/26/2005 10:06:20
runs Solaris, and they like to install precompiled Solaris packages from  I want to add some stuff that's available in pkgsrc,
but not available from  I'd prefer it if I could use
gensolpkg to create Solaris-format binary packages that can be installed
it would be a pain to add a whole new pkgsrc infrastructure on every

Here's a sample problem:  They already have python and subversion

Alternatively, can I run gensolpkg in a mode where it magically
relocates things, so that the resulting Solaris binary package installs
stuff in /usr/local, even though pkgsrc uses LOCALBASE=/somewhere/else?


--apb (Alan Barrett)