Re: [IBMiOSS] Updates to 5733OPS

On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 9:17 PM, Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't suggest a new way to install, BUT if having all 15 options
installed, even if they are "placeholders", is a requirement then the
install license program routine should install them all. Stuff that is
required during install should happen well, um, should happen automagically
(IMHO).

That's not an unreasonable expectation. After all, by now most
open-source technologies have package managers that are smart enough
to install all prerequisites automatically, if possible.

Backing up a bit, the whole idea of having fixed slots for this kind
of software is kind of crazy to me. I mean, sometime down the road, if
all goes well, it seems reasonable to expect that there will be more
than 15 "options". I'm not an admin, but this aspect of 5733-OPS feels
akin to "well, OK, let's put 5 'future fields' in our PF; that way we
won't have to recompile for the next new business requirement or two"
followed up a few years later by "OK, we're out of future fields, so
it's time to recompile, and while we're at it, don't forget to put in
another 5... no, make it 10 future fields this time, yeah, that should
be good", etc.

Before people try to pick it apart: It's not meant to be a very close
analogy; it's meant to convey the *feeling* I get when I hear people
talk about 5733-OPS PTF issues.

John Y.