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Clearer versioning in packages.
Since Oracle (or at that time Sun) introduced the the new packaging system in Solaris Express and later Solaris 11, the version string was a little bit strange.
root@togusa:~# pkg list -H entire
entire 0.5.11-0.175.3.28.0.4.0 i--
This was changed to a different output in Oracle Solaris 11.4. Now it’s versioned in a much clearer manner.
root@batou:~# pkg list -H entire
entire 11.4-11.4.6.0.1.4.0 i--