[Fedora-livecd-list] Config file format proposal

[neville]

Dirk Westfal wrote:

>On Monday 18 July 2005 15:04, Jeremy Katz wrote:
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>>On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 13:47 +0200, Darko Ilic wrote:
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>>>But we decided that image build won`t be done by anaconda. The concept
>>>can be seen on http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LiveCD.
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>>This means that you're going to have to be able to duplicate all of the
>>setup types of tasks which anaconda does as well as duplicate all of the
>>system level setup changes which occur on a per release basis :/
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>That was one of the reasons for me to 'clone' anaconda: to try to develop 
>modules that could be used as some  kind of 'snap in' to extend the normal 
>(and thoroughly tested) install process with functions to put that 
>installation into a livecd.
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>Since anaconda provides everything to safely install into a dircetory/harddisk 
>from a parent system... well - one of my secret dreams was (is?) to have 
>'livecdinstall' as just another type of install aviable in anaconda ... 
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>Perhaps it is possible to use the anaconda codebase at least for the initial 
>installation of the 'master' system - even if the livecd-installer is not 
>included in anaconda (and does not have any  gui/wizards):
>The image creation would be run by an external script - as defined in the 
>concept. 
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>Imho that could/would safe a lot of manpower: we get a proper install 'for 
>free' and just have to create the tool to modify and put it onto a cd/dvd 
>media. 
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>With two configfiles (one beeing the default kickstart and one as the 
>livecd-build config file) we would also guarantee that every livecd system 
>can easely be installed to harddisk. 
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>>Jeremy
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>Dirk *leaning out of the window, so hit me now* Westfal 
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Hello,

You should just use as much as possible the Fedora Core installation 
scripts.  Just add an extra RPM (to the Fedora Core distribution) to 
replace the kernel with a bootcd kernel (which supports unionfs and 
squashfs), and an RPM containing the busybox startup stuff (I am working 
on this for the yataa project, I have made the bootcd kernel RPM and 
will soon start the bootcd RPM) see http://dc.qut.edu.au/yetaa

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