Re: Dependencies Anaconda (buildinstall)

[John Summerfield <debian herakles homelinux org>]

Leslie Herps || Novacle B.V. wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Just a quick question regarding the buildinstall process of anaconda.
> It needs some dependencies, which should be placed in the Packages
> directory.
>
> However, what I want to do is strip a Fedora9 distro to it's bare core,
> without all kinds of junk (also for size, I want to fit it on a CD, not
> DVD). But the anaconda dependencies make that very hard for me, as lots of
> packages contain graphical stuff that are quite a few MB.
>
> Now, I will ONLY be using a kickstarted text installer, no graphical mode.
> Now, how would I go about building a distro, without the build-dependencies
> in the Packages/ directory. Is it possible to put them elsewhere, and then
> point to that directory: "look here for your dependencies"..?

You can find what _files_ are required, by installing by http off a 
local server and perusing the logs. The will also be helpful in ordering 
the files in the ISO image.

It doesn't help prune the installer image; I'd not worry about that 
unless size becomes a problem when you've deleted bad junk and added 
good junk.



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Cheers
John

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