Re: requiring .discinfo in exploded remote trees

[David Lehman <dlehman redhat com>]

> Except PXE and isolinux.cfg are of absolutely zero use on powerpc, for 
> instance.  Yes, we can use tftp/dhcp, but the .discinfo stops  the mixing of 
> kernels with the base distro.

Ok, so use tftp/dhcp or yaboot. You get the point.

The mixing is _already_ prohibited unless you do http installs with a
cdrom inserted which includes a stage2.img that matches the initrd. That
corner case will soon be gone, one way or another, as it is perceived by
most to be a bug.

The only point under discussion is requiring .discinfo to be in the tree
as opposed to other methods of ensuring the tree matches the boot media.

Dave