A review of OpenSolaris by Sun Employee Jim Walker at the Denver Open Source Users Group

1. OpenSolaris Overview
and Porting Open
Source to OpenSolaris
Jim Walker
Solaris Engineering
Sun Microsystems
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2. Agenda
• OpenSolaris Features
• Solaris Software Packaging
• IPS Repositories
• Solaris Applications
• Package Factory
• Source Juicer
• Development Resouces
• More Information
• Questions
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3. OpenSolaris Features
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4. OpenSolaris Features
• LiveCD • Network Automagic
• Gnome Desktop (NWAM)
• ZFS Root File • Automated Installer
System (default) • SunStudio Compiler
• Image Packaging • Development Tools
System (IPS) • Office Tools
• Package Manger • Database
• Boot Environment
Admin (BEADM) And More!!
• Time Slider
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5. OpenSolaris Demo
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6. Solaris Packaging Differences
Solaris 10 OpenSolaris
• SVR4 package format • IPS package format
• pkgadd, pkgrm... • pkg, PackageMgr GUI
• Package tarballs • Network repositories
• Dependencies indentified • Dependencies resolved
• Patch granularity • Package granularity
• Separate OS upgrade • pkg image-update
process • ZFS snapshots, rollback
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7. IPS Repositories
pkg.opensolaris.org
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8. Package Repository Comparison
Repository Pending Contrib Dev Release
Consumer Developers Users Developers Users
Quality Unqualified CommunitySupported Sun Tested Sun Supported
Contributor Community Community Sun Sponsored Sun Sponsored
Process Source Juicer Source Juicer Consolidation Release
Build Type Spec File Spec File Various Various
Released Immediately Weekly Bi-Weekly Semi-Annual
ARC Review None None ARC ARC
Extra Not Re-distributable SSL Certificate
Support Bug & Security Fixes Support Contract
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9. Package Repository Usage
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10. Accessing IPS Packages
1) CLI using pkg command
➢ $ pfexec pkg install coolpkg
2) GUI using Package Manger
3) One Click Install
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11. Solaris Applications
1,000,000s
10,000s
GNU
Solaris Open
Apps Source
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12. Solaris Applications
sun.com/bigadmin/apps
library.network.com
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13. Porting Applications
How do we add applications to Solaris?
• Sun
• Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)
> http://partneradvantage.sun.com/
• Individuals and projects
• Package Factory (Fully Automated)
• Source Juicer (Semi-Automated)
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14. Package Factory
• Downloads Open
Source Code
• Filters & Analyzes
• Creates Spec Files
• Builds / Installs pkgs
• Reviews / Tests pkgs
• Roboporter
> Submits Spec Files to Source Juicer
> Ports Massive Numbers of Packages!!
> Anyone can take ownership of packages
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15. Source Juicer
• Web interface for porting packages
> All in one porting automation
> Lower barrier for contribution
> Spec file based
> Community driven
• Two Components
> Web Application
> BuildGrid – Scalable Build system
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16. Source Juicer Process
1) Submit
2) Validate
3) Build & Publish to /pending repo
4) Review
5) Vote
6) Promote to /contrib repo
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17. Source Juicer Demo
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18. Other Development Resources
• OpenSolaris Test Farm
• Virtual Machines
• Development Zones
• Kernel and Application Development
• Sparc and X86 Advanced Servers
• SunStudio Compiler and Tools
• Sites in USA and China
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19. More Information
• Software Porters Community
> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/sw-porters/
> sw-porters-discuss@opensolaris.org
• Source Juicer and Source Juicer Project
> http://jucr.opensolaris.org/
> sourcejuicer-discuss@opensolaris.org
• Package Factory Project
> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/pkgfactory/
> pkgfactory-discuss@opensolaris.org
• Development Resources (Test Farm)
> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/testing/
> testing-discuss@opensolaris.org
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20. Questions?
FROSUG (http://frosug.org)
Front Range OpenSolaris User Group
ug-frosug@opensolaris.org
Meets the Last Thursday of the Month
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21. Thank You!!
james.walker@sun.com

22. Source Juicer Demo
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23. Source Juicer Homepage
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24. Opensolaris.org login
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25. Submit Tab
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26. Copyright missing
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27. Submission complete
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28. Submission successful
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29. Validation (by Approver)
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30. Submission validated
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31. Build Successful – Installable Pkg
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32. Install from /pending with Pkg Mgr
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33. Install with Pkg Mgr contd.
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34. Install successful
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35. Voting in review thread
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36. Pkg published to /contrib
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37. Source Juicer Demo End
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