Re: [9fans] fossil+venti question?

[andrey mirtchovski <mirtchov@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>]

> I have a kfs based installation of cpu/auth/terminal box and want to
> try the fossil stuff.
> 
> 1. Is there a way to convert kfs installation to fossil+venti?
> 

the 'setting up fossil' section of the wiki will give you instructions
on how to set up your fossil partition and move kfs to it, you will
need access to both the kfs and fossil disks at the same time.

in particular, moving all kfs data onto the fossil can be done with:

g% mount /srv/kfs /n/kfs
g% disk/mkfs -a -s /n/kfs /sys/lib/sysconfig/proto/allproto | 
        disk/mkext -u -d /n/fossil

note that the section 'booting standalone fossil' is a bit old since
it refers to the 'pcfl' kernels, which were deprecated for 'pcf' -- to
boot your fossil use 'fossil/conf -w' to write the fossil
configuration to /dev/sd??/fossil, then compile a 'pcf' (or pccpuf if
you're running a cpu server) and boot it.


> 2. If not how does one do a fresh install using plan9.iso as the
>    install document states:
> 
>   "On the 4th edition CD, the default for filesystem configuration is
> fossil+venti. Take note that the boot image on the CD does not have any
> venti tools or servers, so this option is non-functional. kfs, even
> though it is marked deprecated, is probably the best choice."

the fossil installation on the cd is quite stable but you won't get
venti configured -- install with the fossil option, update from
sources and configure venti as you see fit afterwards.

andrey