missing new packages
[226 byte] By [eric.a] at [2007-11-27 0:33:53] 
hi,I installed s10 3/05 and all available patches via smpatch. In s10 6/06 a new package SUNWfcprt is included. Why isn't it installed? Doesn't smpatch work correctly?Thanksfor answer.Regards Eric
# 1
smpatch does not apply packages (unless they are released as a patch)Is there a particular reason why you would install an older version of Solaris when a much newer (11/06) version is available?In any case, this is not an smpatch issue.ForumModeratora at 2007-7-11 22:41:09 >
# 2
thanks for answer,there are a lot of older installations and it isn't possible to update them every three month. So there is a need to patch them. In the past SUN says that new functions included in new version are always available by patching. Has it changed? Regards Ericeric.a at 2007-7-11 22:41:09 >
# 3
It may be that the features introduced by the new package are included as a patch to an existing package for older releases or, as was mentioned previously, release as a new patch which installs the new package on the older releases.
For example, and using an example from the registration component of the SUnUC toolset, the initial Solaris relase has a package called SUNWbreg but from Update 1 this was removed and replaced with SUNWbrg due to some changes in the process. The initial Sol 10 release will never have SUNWbrg installed on it is not compatible . Similarly the Update 1 and above hosts will never have the SUNWbreg package installed.
If you have concerns regarding this packages being missing I would advise you to re-post your query in the Solaris 10 forum as this forum is specifically for issues with the patching software and not the patches/packages themselves. Someone in thr Solaris 10 forum should be able to assist you better than we can.
ForumModeratora at 2007-7-11 22:41:09 >
# 4
Hi,thanks a lot for help.I will do it.Ericeric.a at 2007-7-11 22:41:09 >
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