> On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:45:55 +0100 > > Charles Vejnar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Sorry for the delay. > > > > > - it checks if the kernel has a "script" argument (as given by the > > > > > > bootloader - never in the official builds - > > > > You mean this option we are working on won't be usable with the next > > official build ?! > > I mean that after your patch will be applied, we won't configure the > release media to use a script argument by default, because there is > nothing special to use it for. specifying a specific script argument makes > most sense for custom builds or booting over pxe. Or tell me why I'm > wrong. >
OK. Sorry I misunderstood you. You are right. > > The patch I proposed is designed for automatic install and is working for > > this purpose. > > There's working and properly working. > I would like to see you address the concerns I sent in my earlier mail. (or > at the very least let us know if and why my concerns are invalid) > > > But if you want to introduce root autologin, and put something in > > .bash_profile to autostart a manual or a automatic install, it is a good > > idea and not only for the case of an automatic install. > > no. users should be able to use the media as live / recovery system. it's > not our job to dictate what they should do. I agree 100%. I am saying that, in case auto root-login is activated, adding with the script something to .bash_profile compared the submited patch is a better solution. > > > I would really appreciate to be able to use this script option without > > modifying the iso. > > of course, that's the idea. like I said above. but first address the > concerns.. > If I am not missing one, and if auto root-login is activated on tty1 then your only remaining concerns was about error handling (stat_error in case the script isn't retrieved correctly). Is that right ? If yes, I will propose a patch. > > In my opinion, always activated auto-login would be great. > > I agree, at least on tty1 an auto root-login would be useful. other > terminals can remain as they are. > > > Should I propose patches ? > > Yes. > > I take it you're a member of the mailing list now? Yes, and liking Archlinux more and more :) > > Dieter
