On 09/02/04 10:11 Johannes Winkelmann wrote:
Hi Simone,
Hi Johannes,
On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 22:57:53 +0200, Simone Rota wrote:
I had a couple of uber-outdated machines, so I re-run the infamous clcbuild script to get some binary package.
Welcome back and thanks for running the tests again. Did you use pkg-get to install those packages?
Actually I'm so lazy I didn't updated the machines yet :) But yes, I'm going to use pkg-get since I have 2 pkg-get-only machines, and previous runs have been very useful for detecting the most outstanding bugs.
I was wondering whether we could create a very small install ISO containing just the base packages plus stuff you need to get your network up, and a way to directly fetch binary packages using pkg-get. I'd assume that this would be interesting for both those that want a minimal setup and those that want to setup a KDE/GNOME desktop without compiling everything or download CRUX Evolution which contains one DE too much for most people ;-). Just an idea though, didn't put a lot of thought into it.
I agree (after all one of the reasons I'm trying to write some code with clcbuild & pkg-get is binary availability). Besides I think everybody installing CRUX on a new machine these days can realize that many binaries from the official cd are out of date, and having to wait such a long time to have an up-to-date machine is sometime a bit painful (for the ones always in a hurry). I personally like the way CRUX releases are managed by Per:no need to release once a month, just put out a new version where there is relevant new stuff or abi changes. An addon to quickly keep up with updates would be useful in many circumstances.
To think a bit ahead, it would be cool to select some packages on one machine and have a script download those binary package and build a customized install ISO from it, using the binary packages. Imagine: "Oh, I want base, X11, firefox, KDE and OpenOffice. Go!", and the next thing you remember is the CD tray opening and a shiny custom installation CD smiling at you.
Oh well, I don't really think there's a real need for this, I was just carried away by the possibilites ;-)
Maybe we're flying to high here, but since we're on topic I think it's an interesting idea; I suppose the main problem would be dependency handling at setup time, but I'd maintain the current setup and add contrib packages in a second time with the provided tool. Regards, Simone -- Simone Rota WEB : http://www.varlock.com Bergamo, Italy MAIL: sip@varlock.com