[pca] PCA not reporting on patches that may need to be re-installed

[Norman Lyon]

 From everything I've ever seen, the version isn't to see whether  
you're patched or not, the version is to identify whether a patch is  
compatible or not.  If you note, the patchlist is different.  When  
multiple patches can address the same package, you can't change the  
version for each and every patch.

To show a similar point, look at the SUNWnfscu version and patchlist  
info between S10U5 and S10U6.  Same versions, but different patches.

root[ksh]@idgaf2> grep VERSION  
/net/brm04-infra-01/export/install/media/solaris_5.10_05.08_sparc/Solaris_10/Product/SUNWnfscu/pkginfo
VERSION=11.10.0,REV=2005.01.21.15.53
root[ksh]@idgaf2> grep VERSION  
/net/brm04-infra-01/export/install/media/solaris_5.10_10.08_sparc/Solaris_10/Product/SUNWnfscu/pkginfo
VERSION=11.10.0,REV=2005.01.21.15.53
Croot[ksh]@idgaf2> grep PATCHLIST  
/net/brm04-infra-01/export/install/media/solaris_5.10_05.08_sparc/Solaris_10/Product/SUNWnfscu/pkginfo
PATCHLIST=118833-36 120011-14 127127-11 125095-15 128010-10
root[ksh]@idgaf2> grep PATCHLIST  
/net/brm04-infra-01/export/install/media/solaris_5.10_10.08_sparc/Solaris_10/Product/SUNWnfscu/pkginfo
PATCHLIST=118833-36 120011-14 127127-11 137137-09 125095-15 138287-07
root[ksh]@idgaf2>

Don't get me wrong in worrying about SUNWimagick or SUNWnfcsu, in  
particular.  It's the problem of when a patch may be installed, but it  
needs to be re-applied to patch a package that doesn't have it.  You  
can get the same effect by taking an unpatched FCS build, and  
installing packages from a newer release.  A new patch level will be  
on the box, but it'll only be applied to the new packages.


Quoting Rajiv Gunja <opn.src.rocks at gmail.com>:

> Adding to what David mentioned:
>
> The Patch in question here: 136882-02, which patches ImageMagick package
> patches the current version to the same version as the newly installed
> version downloaded from Solaris 10 Upade 6 DVD.
>
> Snippet:
> <ggr at pcaproxy> pwd
> /tmp/136882-02/SUNWimgick
>
> <ggr at pcaproxy> cat pkginfo
> PKG=SUNWimagick
> NAME=ImageMagick - Image Manipulation Utilities and Libraries
> ARCH=sparc
> VERSION=11.10.0,REV=2005.01.08.05.16
> SUNW_PRODNAME=SunOS
> SUNW_PRODVERS=5.10/SunOS Development
> SUNW_PKGTYPE=usr
> SUNW_OBSOLETES=
> MAXINST=1000
> CATEGORY=system
> DESC=ImageMagick - Image Manipulation Utilities and Libraries 5.4.7
> VENDOR=Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> HOTLINE=Please contact your local service provider
> EMAIL=
> CLASSES=none
> BASEDIR=/
> SUNW_PKGVERS=1.0
> SUNW_REQUIRES=
> SUNW_INCOMPAT=
> SUNW_PATCHID=136882-02
> SUNW_PATCH_PROPERTIES=
> PSTAMP=sfw10-patch20080918073604
>
> Now lets look at the version from Solaris 10 U6 DVD:
>
> <ggr at pcaproxy> df -k .
> Filesystem            kbytes    used   avail capacity  Mounted on
> /dev/lofi/1          2599020 2599020       0   100%    /mnt/Sol10U6
>
> <ggr at pcaproxy> pwd
> /mnt/Sol10U6/Solaris_10/Product/SUNWimagick
>
> <ggr at pcaproxy> cat pkginfo
> ARCH=sparc
> BASEDIR=/
> CATEGORY=system
> DESC=ImageMagick - Image Manipulation Utilities and Libraries 5.4.7
> EMAIL=
> HOTLINE=Please contact your local service provider
> MAXINST=1000
> NAME=ImageMagick - Image Manipulation Utilities and Libraries
> PKG=SUNWimagick
> SUNW_PKGTYPE=usr
> SUNW_PKGVERS=1.0
> SUNW_PRODNAME=SunOS
> SUNW_PRODVERS=5.10/SunOS Development
> VENDOR=Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> VERSION=11.10.0,REV=2005.01.08.05.16
> PSTAMP=sfw10-patch20071219094819
> CLASSES=none
> PATCHLIST=136882-01
> PATCH_INFO_136882-01=Installed: Mon Oct 27 09:15:55 PDT 2008 From: fern
> Obsoletes:  Requires:  Incompatibles:
> PKG_SRC_NOVERIFY= none
> PKG_DST_QKVERIFY= none
> PKG_CAS_PASSRELATIVE= none
> #FASPACD= none
>
> If you look at the "VERSION" lines in the output, both point to the same
> version. In the DVD package info, it lists Patch prerequisite as 136882-01
> and not 136882-02.
>
> Note here that Solaris 10 Update 6 has all the patches up to its release
> pre-installed in it.
>
> So, there is no need to install that patch again.
>
> -GGR
>
> --
> Rajiv G Gunja
> Blog: http://ossrocks.blogspot.com
>
>
> 2009/3/21 David Stark <dave at davidstark.name>
>
>> Norman Lyon wrote:
>>
>>> I've run into problems where a patch may need to be re-installed if
>>> someone has added a package after patching.  PCA does not seem to catch
>>> this.
>>>
>>
>> As far as I'm aware none of the automated patch tools available for Solaris
>> will catch this - they all use 'showrev -p' to check what patches are
>> installed. It's one of the many quirks that makes patching Sun boxes so much
>> fun.
>>
>>
>