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Thanks, |
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I'll monitor the list for an RC4 announcement. |
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-Aaron |
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----- Original Message ----- |
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From: "Achim Gottinger" <320095285153-0001@××××××××.de> |
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To: <gentoo-dev@g.o> |
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Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 5:23 PM |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [gentoo-dev] |
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> Aaron Held wrote: |
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> > Hi all, |
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> > I just read the IBM DW article about gentoo and I am impressed by the goals of this project. My first unix on x86 was |
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FreeBSD |
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> > way back when and I remeber the days when I could only get BSDI/ FreeBSD drivers for the sync cards. Now its the opposite. I |
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miss |
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> > walking up to any FreeBSD box and finding the right /etc/ files the first try. |
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> > |
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> > I've been working with "Internet Appliances" and in contrast to thier simplified admin push I feel that the Linux/Redhat SysV |
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> > init is getting very complicated. I just downloaded e-smith (www.e-smith.com) which address this problem with some internesting |
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> > perl scripts that massage the /etc/ files based on user input from a webpage / console and a series of templates. I though this |
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was |
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> > a good solution at first, but I guess a better solution would be to simplify the init first! |
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> > |
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> > So basically can someone give me a brief overview as to what you guys mean by "Simplified SysV-style initialization scripts"? |
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> All scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d contain a line like for example: |
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> #RCUPDATE:2 3 4:99:This line is required |
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> We use a script called rc-update to manage sysv-style symliks to /etc/rc.d[runlevel] |
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> so if you type |
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> rc-update add example |
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> it scans /etc/rc.d/init.d for a script called examples. Then it parses the script for the #RCUPDATE-line. |
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> In the aboufe case it would create these symlinks |
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> /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/99example ../init.d/example |
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> /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/99example ../init.d/example |
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> If you want to remve a script type |
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> rc-update del example |
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> and the links get removed |
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> > |
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> > Also where can I find out more about "Portage"? Can I rsync the source tree and make world? What is meant by merging the |
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package |
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> > and why do I have to unmerge afterwards? |
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> We do not install into /. instead we install in a temporary dir first, and then merge this to the live-filesystem or create a |
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package |
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> from that or merge that to another ROOTDIR. |
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> > Should I just install it and read the man pages? |
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> Not realy |
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> > |
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> > Is Java running on rc3? |
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> Yes jdk1.2.2 i think |
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> > I have a PII/400 with an AMI RAID card setup as a testing machine. I was going to use it for e-smith, but I'd like to try this |
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> > first. Are there any RAID issues on install? |
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> Yes I think we have not compiled in support for this adapter neighter in the bootcd kernel nor in the default system |
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> kernel. |
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> I will take care about that on the next iso (rc4_pre2, hopefully available in 1 or 2 days). |
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> Please wait for rc4, there are alot of bugs fixed. |
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> Bye Achim |
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> > |
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> > Thanks, |
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> > -Aaron Held |
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> > |
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> > =================================================================== |
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> > As Isaac Newton would say now: |
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> > If I see further than others, it is because I stand on |
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> > the shoulders of giants too dumb to patent their discoveries. |
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> > (Gregory Palast, http://www.observer.co.uk/ ) |
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> > |
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> > _______________________________________________ |
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