This is found in upgrade regression test in snv_48 when I try to verify a fix for upgrade. This impacts both sparc and x86.

I did the following install:

OS: Solaris 9 Update 8 FCS
Media: DVD net image
Cluster to install: SUNWCXall
Locales to install: ALL
Locale to use: C

Then I upgrade to snv_48 as follow:

OS: snv_48
Media: DVD net image
Upgrade method: Live Upgrade or regular upgrade

After the upgrade, the following Java 1.4.2 packages are left on the system and not removed:

SUNWj3cfg
SUNWj3dev
SUNWj3dmo
SUNWj3dvx
SUNWj3jmp
SUNWj3man
SUNWj3rt
SUNWj3rtx


The following incorrect entries are in the .pkghistory:

PKG=SUNWj3cfg
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3dev
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3dmo
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3dvx
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3irt
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3jmp
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3man
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3rt
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL
PKG=SUNWj3rtx
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1.4.2
REMOVE_FROM_CLUSTER=ALL


The VERSION 1.4.2 will never work because it will always fails the upgrade criteria of:

The .pkghistory entry "matches" a currently-
installed package if the PKG and ARCH values are the same as
those for the package and the VERSION string of the installed
package meets the following criterion:

        low_version <= package_version < high_version



We should use 1.4.3 or higher in order for SUNWj3* packages to be removed.