root@quatro src$ uname -a
SunOS quatro 5.11 snv_133 i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris

root@quatro src$ pkg search gcc
Segmentation Fault (core dumped)
root@quatro src$ exit
exit
benr@quatro src$ pkg search gcc
Segmentation Fault
benr@quatro src$ pfexec pkg search gcc
INDEX           ACTION   VALUE               PACKAGE
description     set      GCC                 pkg:/SUNWgccruntime@3.4.3-0.97
description     set      GCC                 pkg:/developer/gcc/gcc-libgfortran@4.3.3-0.133
description     set      GCC                 pkg:/developer/gcc/gcc-libssp@4.3.3-0.133
description     set      GCC                 pkg:/developer/gcc/gcc-libgcc@4.3.3-0.133

Why does IPS still suck? Seriously, we can’t catch errors before segfaulting? And people wonder why I claim that IPS and AI are so immature. I just can’t wait for Oracle to cram this down my throat.

I want SX:CE back. Anybody in MPK17 listening!?!? Stop telling customers they are stupid for using post-install scripts, stop pontificating about how you know better. ZFS made claims to rightness and proved itself. IPS has yet to convince me…. its had years, and still has yet.

Update:

I’m getting email from folks asking about the underlying problem here. The issue is that Python freaks if you have alternate version installed an in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or PYTHONPATH.

root@quatro ~$ pkg search virsh
Segmentation Fault (core dumped)
root@quatro ~$ unset PYTHONPATH
root@quatro ~$ pkg search virsh
Segmentation Fault (core dumped)
root@quatro ~$ unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
root@quatro ~$ pkg search virsh
INDEX      ACTION   VALUE               PACKAGE
basename   file     usr/bin/amd64/virsh pkg:/SUNWlibvirt@0.5.11-0.128
basename   file     usr/bin/i86/virsh   pkg:/SUNWlibvirt@0.5.11-0.128

But that’s not the point I’m making… the point is that there isn’t a wrapper to catch these types of issues. IPS is a critical system utility and shouldn’t be derailed by something so simple. Its just immaturity.