11-15-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by
manifestox
Try not to mix your lpp_source base install filesets with update filesets. It can potentially lead to problems, when performing new bos installs with the updated lpp_source
This in fact is the main reason: do not change resources you used once to install. You will not be able to re-do the installation process for systems you installed using these resources once you changed them.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
manifestox
What i usually do is create a base install lpp_source , a lpp_source for stable updates, and a lpp_source for latest and greatest updates.
This is sound advice. Another take would be to copy the base LPPSOURCE and SPOT resources you want to update (fs-copy will do), create new NIM resources from these copies and update into them. This way you still retain the original resources should you need them.
IMHO the most important point in managing a NIM-server is to stay as flexible as possible. If you are able to install any update, base level, fix, etc. separately your flexibility is greater than otherwise.
I hope this helps.
bakunin
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xtgetapplicationresources
XtGetApplicationResources(3) XT FUNCTIONS XtGetApplicationResources(3)
NAME
XtGetApplicationResources, XtVaGetApplicationResources - obtain application resources
SYNTAX
void XtGetApplicationResources(Widget w, XtPointer base, XtResourceList resources, Cardinal num_resources, ArgList args, Cardinal
num_args);
void XtVaGetApplicationResources(Widget w, XtPointer base, XtResourceList resources, Cardinal num_resources, ...);
ARGUMENTS
args Specifies the argument list to override resources obtained from the resource database.
base Specifies the base address of the subpart data structure where the resources should be written.
num_args Specifies the number of arguments in the argument list.
num_resources
Specifies the number of resources in the resource list.
resources Specifies the resource list for the subpart.
w Specifies the widget that wants resources for a subpart or that identifies the resource database to search.
... Specifies the variable arguments to override resources obtained from the resource database.
DESCRIPTION
The XtGetApplicationResources function first uses the passed widget, which is usually an application shell, to construct a resource name
and class list, Then, it retrieves the resources from the argument list, the resource database, or the resource list default values. After
adding base to each address, XtGetApplicationResources copies the resources into the address given in the resource list. If args is NULL,
num_args must be zero. However, if num_args is zero, the argument list is not referenced. The portable way to specify application
resources is to declare them as members of a structure and pass the address of the structure as the base argument.
SEE ALSO
X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
Xlib - C Language X Interface
X Version 11 libXt 1.1.3 XtGetApplicationResources(3)