Mandag 19. januar 2009, skrev Allan Lyons: > On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 03:52:01AM +0200, Nils Olav Fossum wrote: > > Onsdag 15 oktober 2008 04:55, skrev Randy McAnally: > > > Since we're compiling so many packages I don't think there will ever be > > > a fool proof method, but I think the current system works very well as > > > it stands. > > > > > > Once you get it compiling, which isn't hard on a fresh Debian or CentOS > > > box, it's really easy to recompile. > > > > yes, it is somewhat stable now. > > > > but changing anything in there is not so trivial I think. > > Consider these: > > - Samba problems: mounts from Windows servers. > > Samba will not build on Debian Lenny. > > (I dont know where to start on this one, > > someone, please take a look at the samba part in the Makefile) > > - NFS mount alternative, > > - NTFS partition/file capabilites, > > - the parted debacle: the old noisy and stable vs. the new shiny smooth > > one - conditional patch and .config handling for different package > > versions. - experimental .configs and the need for testing vs. > > userfriendliness - experimental package versions and the need for testing > > vs. userfriendliness > > > > In short: more devel flexibility and userfriendliness for testing are > > needed. > > > > Right now Im looking into buildroot: > > http://buildroot.uclibc.org/buildroot.html > > It is a long learning experience for me, and I dont know where i will end > > up. In the meanwhile we have our old stable build system. :-) > > Did you get anywhere with improving the build system? > > Allan.
Sorry for the delayed reply. I did look at buildroot, and this is what I have found so far. not so good: - No stable release for years. (Daily tree snapshots.) - Package versions are messy because of above. - buildroot will have to be forked and patched. the good things: - buildroot developers are shaping up for a stable release in February. - the build chain taken care of - some packages maintained by buildroot - small size. ulibc for 'embedded' devices. - much/most of the heavy lifting taken care of. the 'need to look into' aka 'stumbleblocks': - handling of kernel headers for our needs. - buildroot is ulibc-based. Check our packages. - The patching and forking job must be done As I see it, many things we need are in there, but we will have to fork and adapt to our needs. Most of the adaptions are actually deletes of packages and menu options. The upcoming buildroot stable releases are certainly welcome. Right now I am very busy with other projects, I do not have the time to work on unattended right now. mvh Nils. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ unattended-devel mailing list unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel
