Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Test Request: Catalyst 2.0_pre20051111

[Eric Edgar]

kerncache should be fixed now
Eric

On 12:50 Fri 11 Nov     , Kessler, Paul wrote:
> Ok so this isn't a bug but in the livecd-stage2 template example the livecd/linuxrc section is duplicated. Also thanks for adding the options in the stage 2 for configuring the X session and display manager. That eliminates two lines from my fsscript. Just wondering but has kerncache been fixed? Going to start the first build now.
>
> Paul
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Chris Gianelloni [mailto:wolf31o2@g.o]
> Sent: Fri 11/11/2005 10:17 AM
> To: gentoo-catalyst@l.g.o
> Cc: gentoo-releng@l.g.o
> Subject: [gentoo-catalyst] Test Request: Catalyst 2.0_pre20051111
>
>
>
> As you can probably guess by the subject, I've added
> catalyst-2.0_pre20051111 to the tree.  I plan on finalizing catalyst 2.0
> by the end of the month, so I really need testers for this.  If you have
> questions about this release, feel free to ask them on gentoo-catalyst.
> For bugs, please files bugs.
>
> To install it, you will need to do the following (on x86):
>
> mkdir -p /etc/portage
> echo "dev-util/catalyst" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask
> echo "dev-util/catalyst ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
> USE="doc" emerge catalyst
>
> Please use USE="doc" to get the updated example spec templates.  The
> livecd-specs package has not been updated for catalyst 2.0, so there's
> no need for USE="examples" unless you're unfamiliar with catalyst.
>
> This is slotted to run along-side catalyst 1.x, so it shouldn't break
> anybody's machines.  Once catalyst 2.0 goes final, it will no longer be
> slotted, as we are completely superseding catalyst 1.x with catalyst
> 2.0.
>
> The main differences in your spec files are all going to be in
> livecd-stage2:
>
> livecd/cdfstype -> livecd/fstype
> livecd/archscript (removed)
> livecd/runscript (removed)
>
> Everything else *should* be the same.  There's also a ton of new options
> for caching, so catalyst 2.0 runs should be dramatically faster for
> repeated runs.  We're planning on using this for 2006.0, so we want it
> bug-fixed and stabilized by no later than the end of the year.  Please
> test this release.
>
> This release also brings about the addition of the "stage4" target.  A
> stage4 is essentially livecd-stage1 + livecd-stage2, rolled into a
> tarball, rather than an ISO.  This allows you to deploy a pre-configured
> (yay fsscript!) tarball out to multiple machines, install the
> bootloader, and reboot.  While I we are interested in bug reports on the
> stage4 target, I ask you to focus time on the "classic" targets: stages
> 1 through 3, and livecd-stages 1 and 2, as we will be using these on the
> next release.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> --
> Chris Gianelloni
> Release Engineering - Strategic Lead
> x86 Architecture Team
> Games - Developer
> Gentoo Linux
>
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