From: cinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de>
To: 9front <9front@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: /sys/lib/dist changes
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:47:08 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1f83a60c-9700-41e1-bef1-7060561c79bc@w36g2000vbi.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=YzHg8j9v841J8m_1Vf0qupvgbFA@mail.gmail.com>
point *1 and *4 is done. there are no installer specific binaries
anymore.
i think they where mostly there because of the size limitation on
floppy.
installer moved to /rc/bin/inst so it will be always there, not just
in a
linstall/live cd.
On Apr 13, 12:32 am, Iruatã Souza <iru.mu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> It seems /sys/lib/dist needs some work here and there. Cinap started
> the process by minimizing the mkfile, and more should be done.
> Some goals I think we can accomplish without sacrificing the unholy
> principles are:
>
> 1. Promote the tools used by the installer (/sys/lib/dist/cmd) to
> common tools or get rid of them. This includes writing the relevant
> man pages.
> 2. A 9front cd should be easy to build. This is more or less done.
> 3. Make the installer as platform-independent as we can. Installing on
> the little ARMs shouldn't be difficult.
> 4. If you can boot the live cd, you can boot the installer, and you
> can run the installed system. The new boot code is a big step towards
> that, minor improvements may still be needed, though.
>
> I mention this more as a rfc, since I am myself willing to devote some
> time to it.
>
> regards,
> iru
prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-04-13 16:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-04-12 22:32 Iruatã Souza
2011-04-13 2:44 ` John Soros
2011-04-13 16:47 ` cinap_lenrek [this message]
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