[Rule-list] install disk idea

[Michael Fratoni]

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On Friday 10 May 2002 11:10 pm, Marco Fioretti wrote:
> On Fri, May 10, 2002 22:37:22 at 10:37:22PM -0400, Michael Fratoni 
wrote:
> > This would require that the end user have a linux system available,
> > along with the necessary packages to build the disk. However, I do
> > want to include the ability to do something along the lines of a
> > kickstart install option at some point.
>
> I too was thinking to something like this (see my posts some week ago
> about looking at the application database and generating the package
> list from there). Where you thinking about modifying
> mkkickstart/ksconfig, or something else?

I think the "something else" option.
Perhaps a shell script containing only variable definitions, with 
detailed instructions, which could have definitions for all the variables 
used by the installer. Since disk1 is a dos formated disk, the user could 
edit it on either a linux or windows machine.

Then the installer could source that file, and prompt only for missing 
information. If not defined prompt for the answer, otherwise, use the 
pre-defined variable and continue? 

It's just a rough idea at this point, but adding support for it wouldn't 
be too difficult. This would be just for slinky, as miniconda already 
supports a standard kickstart file.

Thoughts?

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