On 04/27/2011 11:12 AM, James E. Davies wrote:
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If anyone has the time, please can they post some advice on whether
SL6 site/spin building would work for me in the following context:
I have a task that is on-going (like perpetual) meteorological data
processing. I know what tools I need/don't need for this system.
I'd like to build a system based on SL6 - which includes standard
repository stuff plus a mix of my own code and non-repository tarball
type installs (both binary and make from src) - then to build a
distribution that somehow includes all this stuff.
The aim is to have a distribution (as DVD-iso) to install on other
machines (and that I can send to colleagues) without having to go
through the hassle of finding and installing the "extras".
Does this sound like what SL6 site- (now called "spin-") building is
for? Am I on the right track - or is there a simpler/smarter way? I
thought about gentoo and its system makefile type approach - but I
don't think I want the bother of building absolutely everything - and
I am quite sure my colleagues don't.
To me, what you want to do sounds exactly what SL Spins (or Sites) are
for. It sounds like you have already found the "How to build a site"
webpage for SL6.
http://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/6x/build/sites
I have gotten very little feedback on that page, so if you need
something clarified, please let me know.
Troy
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