Re: PTF dependencies

On 05-Jan-2016 09:52 -0700, Nathan Andelin wrote:

On 05-Jan-2016 09:00 -0700, Aaron Bartell wrote:

<<SNIP>> Am I supposed to always manually read through the PTF
cover letters and find related PTF groups and manually type them
into the INSPTF command? Or is there a better way?

I've recently been exploring whether to use IBM's infrastructure for
packaging and distributing software releases and modifications vs.
coming up with a homegrown alternative. I initiated a discussion on
this list about the topic just days ago. As my exploration proceeded,
the more concerned I became about how IBM handles PTFs. The process
seems too prone to errors. And rather than accept responsibility, IBM
pushes it off on customers in the form of "cover letters", and
disclaimers.

Customers deserve better.

The OP, by their actions and inference\questioning, clearly has a lack of required understanding of the PTF process and packaging; esp. with regard to cross-product packaging and requisite ordering. And that above reply explaining a conclusion, having cited the comments by the OP, reflects an apparently similar [lack of] understanding.

If a choice to avoid _implementing something_ is based merely on a lack of understanding, then not much of _implementing something_ would ever be attempted :-( Quite acceptable that one might have little interest in learning about the process of providing PTFs [in many cases, doing so would add little value to another means to provide software updates], then that is quite acceptable, but there is little reason to proceed with disparaging that which is not understood.