Hi Bernard & Michael, I restructured the wiki start page and created Admin Docs and Developer Docs start pages in the format of tables of contents, such that it becomes easiers to add content page-wise. The content points are waiting to be filled...
Repository documentation (with repo-update) was added, duty done ;-) Erich On Friday 21 April 2006 20:18, Bernard Li wrote: > Erich, can you please make sure that these new functionalities are > clearly documented in the user guide? I don't see these things changing > between now and release (at least not much, I hope!) so it is good to > start early so that we do not miss anything. > > BTW, we are still waiting for that document regarding how to use the > repo.url format for /tftpboot/distro/* :-) > > Thanks! > > Bernard > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erich Focht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 1:47 > > To: Bernard Li > > Cc: Michael Edwards; Oscar-devel List > > Subject: Re: Splitting up /tftpboot (was RE: [Oscar-users] > > Fedora Core 5 x86 support is in trunk) > > > > On Friday 21 April 2006 07:57, Bernard Li wrote: > > > Do we want to be pro-active and have "base" and "updates" > > directories? > > > > > > i.e.: > > > /tftpboot/distro/fc-4-i386/base/ > > > /tftpboot/distro/fc-4-i386/updates/ > > > > > > We can also dump updates into the distro/ directory. > > > > I prefer downloading to the /tftpboot/distro/fc-4-i386/ > > directory. I think > > you guys didn't check out my "repo-update" program located in > > $OSCAR_HOME/scripts. That will download the updates and leave > > only the newest > > version around, such that your master node doesn't turn into > > a huge fedora > > mirror. This is BTW the reason why I prefer to have _the_ > > repository and not a > > collection of base + updates. Users can handle this > > differently if they want, > > but I wouldn't make this now more complicated. > > > > Regards, > > Erich > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Erich Focht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thu 20/04/2006 09:31 > > > To: Michael Edwards > > > Cc: Bernard Li; Oscar-devel List > > > Subject: Re: Splitting up /tftpboot (was RE: [Oscar-users] > > Fedora Core 5 x86 support is in trunk) > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay, I'll have a look at both ideas: > > > - fixing up distro-query to not use SIS data before it is available > > > - checking the /tftpboot/rpm pool's distro and eventually > > copying it over to > > > the right name (or linking that in or something). Need to > > check a few things > > > (whether the md5sum stuff will work the same way, for example). > > > > > > Regards, > > > Erich > > > > > > On Thursday 20 April 2006 00:16, Michael Edwards wrote: > > > > I agree with Bernard for what it's worth. Our docs are > > clunky enough > > > > as it is without having to have a big chart of distro > > abreviations for > > > > people to look up. If it was possible, it would be nice > > if they could > > > > just put them in /tftpboot/rpms and have the script move them from > > > > there. If OSCAR doesn't put anything there it should be > > reasonably > > > > safe to assume they are distro rpms I would think. > > > > > > > > Of course, my track record of being right is very bad lately. > > > > > > > > On 4/19/06, Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Erich: > > > > > > > > > > But that script won't work prior to OSCAR being > > installed since it > > > > > requires libraries from SystemInstaller, etc. > > > > > > > > > > I was merely suggesting a way that a user can know > > ahead of time what > > > > > directory to copied the RPMs to - previously it was > > /tftpboot/rpm, which > > > > > is nice and easy, with trunk, the user needs to figure out the > > > > > distro-name-notation to be able to copy the RPMs. > > > > > > > > > > Of course the user can just run ./install_cluster ethX > > first, have it > > > > > error out, then copy the RPMs to the specified location > > - but this may > > > > > not be the friendliest approach. > > > > > > > > > > My $0.02. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Erich Focht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 14:01 > > > > > > To: Bernard Li > > > > > > Cc: Michael Edwards; Oscar-devel List > > > > > > Subject: Re: Splitting up /tftpboot (was RE: [Oscar-users] > > > > > > Fedora Core 5 x86 support is in trunk) > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > please execute $OSCAR_HOME/scripts/distro-query to get all > > > > > > the required info > > > > > > on repository pools. > > > > > > > > > > > > Erich ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
