[pca] Question about /usr/sbin/svccfg patches

[Martin Paul]

Martin Paul wrote:
> Thomas Bleek wrote:
>> The older file gets installed last by pca.
> 
> I missed the fact that 138241-01 requires 138217-01, so there's at least 
> a defined relationship between the patches - you can only install them 
> in one order.
> 
> Sun is looking into the issue as to why the file in the later patch has 
> an older date than the file in the patch it requires.

I got an explanation for the issue from somebody at Sun now. It goes 
into much detail, and I don't know if I'm allowed to copy it here. The 
summary is that due to internal patch development procedures the older 
svccfg binary in 138217 only has a newer timestamp because the patch was 
packaged after 138241.

As 138241 requires 138217, the newer binary will always be installed 
last, and future fixes to svccfg will go into 138241. I assume that both 
patches might be combined into one patch one day, thus obsoleting 138217 
completely.

Martin.