Wim Vandersmissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anyone tested my buildlinuxbootcd.sh ? > (http://bofh.be/unattended/buildlinuxbootcd.sh)
I have not tested it, but I did browse through it. Very cool stuff. > I think it would be handy to use this, so that everyone who builds > the linux boot cd starts from the same base, and errors are easier > to spot. I agree, except for a couple of minor nits. > Should I add it to CVS ? I would like to see the approach better integrated with the distribution first. Once we check it into CVS, you can assume that the user already has a basic Unattended installation around; no need to check out another one. Random thoughts, in no particular order... We should integrate this logic into linuxboot/Makefile. Create linuxboot/buildroot which will function as the chroot environment. Create linuxboot/buildroot/src (or maybe call it "download" or "dl") to hold the source packages which we download. Rename "make download" to "make prepare", which will download the Debian packages and other packages to set up the buildroot. Have the top-level Makefile use "chroot" when building the packages. So we would still have two stages, one which requires the network (downloading) and one which does not (building). Eliminate the dependency on bofh.be and check sarge.unattended in directly (obviously). One thing which bothers me is running everything as root. Building everything runs an awful lot of code from an awful lot of places; as little as possible should run as root. (With our current environment, root access is not required at all, and I rather like it that way.) This may mean changing UIDs here and there. Or maybe we can use user mode Linux :-). Anyway, perhaps the first thing I should do is add an entry to the FAQ to make more people aware of your work. Then we need to sketch out the design, and finally check in an implementation. - Pat ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ unattended-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel
