From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: by 10.229.242.83 with SMTP id lh19cs60370qcb; Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:48:05 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <9front+bncCPLPoo3oEBDFp5ftBBoECj5_SQ@googlegroups.com> Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of 9front+bncCPLPoo3oEBDFp5ftBBoECj5_SQ@googlegroups.com designates 10.216.143.88 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.216.143.88; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of 9front+bncCPLPoo3oEBDFp5ftBBoECj5_SQ@googlegroups.com designates 10.216.143.88 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=9front+bncCPLPoo3oEBDFp5ftBBoECj5_SQ@googlegroups.com; dkim=pass header.i=9front+bncCPLPoo3oEBDFp5ftBBoECj5_SQ@googlegroups.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.216.143.88]) by 10.216.143.88 with SMTP id k66mr4258718wej.8.1302713285123 (num_hops = 1); Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:48:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:x-beenthere:received-spf:date:from:to:subject :message-id:in-reply-to:references:organization:x-mailer :mime-version:x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results :reply-to:precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id :list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe :list-unsubscribe:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=OsbSv+A8SYbV8OEV4G9ArdcF1K+l0PQWAIEqquyFfrQ=; b=sD3meWgGGnFGmka+7AVL5a4A5FWPYKRnkfM3h5WM+q3qZbOHGFgcuB5rInALjlXVX3 wfpNt790xJ8RTbk/hHEzhWRw9K7RuxXnZ+WO9wITHPEAKsLBHMmV4YV2GdnWBJ94d+58 NBg6M/D9BUgxR06KJ5WffJYGxRqNXoU0rYS54= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:date:from:to:subject:message-id :in-reply-to:references:organization:x-mailer:mime-version :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=632KlF2yfar05aVjbweX5or8n6z60wIx0rRvsvq4kcf2/dXZPMW6/dfykStn2wa4VF 0gCXn5b+wvB52t0KSRTJt1P4s4KyTLSQiPM1dbZ4GO/4709uw0r97hZu5X5zye6ZpKLJ BLCvuIFdUJVZSP3zaFMLmPquHvOIPym+ldlu4= Received: by 10.216.143.88 with SMTP id k66mr1268193wej.8.1302713285057; Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:48:05 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: 9front@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.216.85.204 with SMTP id u54ls2251257wee.0.p; Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:48:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.67.204 with SMTP id j54mr538720wed.11.1302713284582; Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:48:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.190.140 with SMTP id e12mswen; Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:44:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.227.37.67 with SMTP id w3mr458910wbd.14.1302662643769; Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:44:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.227.37.67 with SMTP id w3mr458909wbd.14.1302662643731; Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:44:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 9souldier.org (9souldier.org [88.190.230.58]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id m32si47669wbm.4.2011.04.12.19.44.03 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:44:03 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 88.190.230.58 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of sorosj@gmail.com) client-ip=88.190.230.58; Received: from martian.nonpub (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:1f13:3b4:a6ba:dbff:fea9:e5b7]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by 9souldier.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 684BD128340 for <9front@googlegroups.com>; Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:44:10 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:44:10 +0200 From: John Soros To: 9front@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: /sys/lib/dist changes Message-ID: <20110413044410.3aa977c1@martian.nonpub> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Marsnet X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.8 (GTK+ 2.22.1; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Sender: sorosj@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com: 88.190.230.58 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of sorosj@gmail.com) smtp.mail=sorosj@gmail.com Reply-To: 9front@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list 9front@googlegroups.com; contact 9front+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: <9front.googlegroups.com> X-Google-Group-Id: 831096995978 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: 9front@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, my 2=C2=A2 On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:32:09 -0300 Iruat=C3=A3 Souza wrote: > Hello, >=20 > 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: >=20 > 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. maybe at the same time building a rootfs should be easy as well > 3. Make the installer as platform-independent as we can. Installing on > the little ARMs shouldn't be difficult. Isn't that usually done via flashing? That would mean one should be able to build a working rootfs directly and make an image of it? > 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. it would be nice if once could install directly from the live environment. >=20 > I mention this more as a rfc, since I am myself willing to devote some > time to it. >=20 > regards, > iru installing plan9 with the needed tools and cloning the repo as we speak..so i'm hopefully not talking out my ass and will be able to chip in -- I'm cereal -- Al Gore in South Park