On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:37 AM Jeremy Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yeah, the code is clearly trivial. But if we're to correspond with the >other case that %pre is used (the installer), then we need to run the >script before we get any install roots or similar created. At which >point, the question is what are you trying to accomplish with the %pre >and is there a better way?
Sorry, I probably should have mentioned that first to explain the change. It was intentional ... but now I see where concerns would arise regarding the %pre environment. What I am trying to accomplish is essentially what partition directives do in a "real" install. If I recall correctly, livecd-tools only acknowledges the root partition. I used %pre to create disk images and mount them over points in the install directory so I could keep the main image's size low. Then while running on a system, the main image (a few MB) is loaded into memory and the non-essential images are mounted from a slower medium if needed. (I am running some "special" systems.) I know this isn't exactly the intended purpose of livecd-tools, but nevertheless, I thought it would be more acceptable to implement an install-root-aware %pre section rather than trying to have partition directives create disk images. I am probably the only person on Earth who uses the package for this purpose, so perhaps I should just keep my own local fork of the scripts if compatibility with the installer is important. (In this case I think I will create disk images for partition directives.) As for the question of a better way: If there is one, I don't know of it. I am certainly open to suggestions. Thanks, Dave -- Fedora-livecd-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-livecd-list
