Re: pkg/44216 (mail/postfix requires NIS which does not exist on Solaris builds over b130)

[Bryan Horstmann-Allen <bdha%mirrorshades.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/44216; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bryan Horstmann-Allen <bdha%mirrorshades.net@localhost>
To: Tim Zingelman <zingelman%gmail.com@localhost>
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Subject: Re: pkg/44216 (mail/postfix requires NIS which does not exist on
        Solaris builds over b130)
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:50:08 -0500

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 | On 2010-12-11 10:21:56, Tim Zingelman wrote:
 | 
 | It seems to me that this fix should be wrapped in a version check of
 | some sort, since builds <= b130 have NIS, right?
 
 Yes, sorry. Really it's an upstream issue. Postfix should have a def check for
 Solaris 11 now that it's been confirmed.
 
 | I work with 'closed' Solaris 10, so I'm fuzzy on what variable one
 | might look at to determine a Solaris/ONNV build number.
 
 If you're on Solaris 10, NIS is not going away. If uname -v returns snv_130 or
 higher the patch should be applied.
 
 Some builds have letters after the number, e.g., snv_151a is Solaris 11
 Express.
 
 Other distros have changed their nomenclature. e.g, OpenIndiana is oi_147
 currently.
 
 It would probably be better to somehow test for the existence of NIS rather
 than relying on build names. :\
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 bdha
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