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Also, there is a script to manage a binary package repository, explained |
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here: |
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<http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34384> |
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Cheers |
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Dax Bunce wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> We do use binary packages, but some things like kernel modules are |
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> better created on the fly - for example when we roll out a new kernel |
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> and the client reboots on the new kernel it will build the appropriate |
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> display modules. This can be done using binary packages, but creates |
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> more work as new binary packages have to be created every time the |
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> kernel is upgraded. |
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> |
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> We have documented the initial setup of our installer, but havent had |
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> time to document the maintenance side of it. It will be posted up when |
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> we finish the docs. |
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> |
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> The docs that exist so far are here: |
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> <http://dev.gentoo.org/~baz/binpkgmain/> |
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> This goes as far as explaining the installation process only. |
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> |
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> Cheers |
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> Dax |
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> |
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> Stefan Schweizer wrote: |
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>> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:07:53 +0100, Sven Köhler <skoehler@×××.de> wrote: |
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>>> What kind of automated installer is this? I thought about writing one |
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>>> myself, but that might not be necessary if there is one already that i |
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>>> haven't found yet. |
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>>> |
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>> You could help with the gentoo-installer project, if you like writing |
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>> installers. |
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>> Dax Bunce: you can just tell your installer to echo |
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>> "media-video/nvidia-kernel -*" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords |
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> It looks like we will have to at this point! Cheers. |
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>> That should be possible on an automated install :) |
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>> Stefan |
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