Gentoo Archives: gentoo-catalyst

From: Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>
To: gentoo-catalyst@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Stage N Specfiles
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:54:46
Message-Id: 1114019682.9616.184.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Stage N Specfiles by Eric Ireland
1 On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 13:02 -0500, Eric Ireland wrote:
2 > In that case, would it be proper to make a copy of the default profile,
3 > and modify it? If so, is there any documentation that you could direct
4 > me to on setting up profiles?
5
6 There's exactly 0 documentation on profiles, sorry.
7
8 Personally, I would not modify the profile, but rather just use
9 livecd-stage1. If all you're looking for is a "stage4" type of deal
10 where it has packages above and beyond "system", then I would just throw
11 them in a livecd-stage1 and tar up the "stage" yourself.
12
13 > Chris Gianelloni wrote:
14 >
15 > >On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 12:36 -0500, Eric Ireland wrote:
16 > >
17 > >
18 > >>I am working on putting together a custom linux solution, and I was
19 > >>wondering where documentation for stage1/stage2/stage3 spec files are.
20 > >>I need to know where I would specify packages to be installed in the
21 > >>final stage 3.
22 > >>
23 > >>
24 > >
25 > >You cannot.
26 > >
27 > >The stages are built entirely based on the profile selected. You cannot
28 > >add anything to a stage3 tarball other than what is in the profile's
29 > >"system" definition. This is by design. If you want additional
30 > >packages, they go in livecd-stage1.
31 > >
32 > >
33 > >
34 >
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36 Chris Gianelloni
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