Re: [gentoo-user] Re: why --noclear not set on tty1 in default /etc/inittab?

[Paul Tobias]

On 8 August 2015 at 20:11, Jonathan Callen <jcallen@g.o> wrote:
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> On 08/08/2015 01:37 PM, James wrote:
> > James <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> writes:
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> >> there is *no we* in nix unless your or I step up. Fair enough!
> >> ::
> >
> >> git clone --bare https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/gli.gitCloning
> >> into bare repository 'gli.git'... fatal: repository
> >> 'https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/gli.git/' not found
> >
> >> It'd be wonderfully appreciated if somebody (anybody) has those
> >> old installer sources anywhere I can replicate them for
> >> tweaking.
> >>
> >
> > SVEN created a wonderful repositor of old portage snapshots::
> >
> >
> > http://blog.siphos.be/2013/12/upgrading-old-gentoo-installations/
> >
> > But, alas it has "disappeared" too?
> >
> > Granted the posted reason is a failure of guidexml:
> >
> > "Resource unavailable
> >
> > The requested resource uses Gentoo's retired web publication system
> > GuideXML. As support for GuideXML was disabled on May 18, 2015, the
> > resource can not be displayed. We hope the author provides an
> > updated version soon.  "
> >
> >
> > So there is no other way to publish archived portage tree
> > snapshots?
> >
> > Really?
> >
> > Gentoo devs should at least appreciate the frustration the
> > gentoo_commoners experience:: since it looks like the only
> > automated installer we're going to get on gentoo is DYI.... I'm ok
> > with that but the simplest path (IMHO) is to just start off where
> > the 2009 installer left off.
> >
> >
> > After all, all the brilliant minds say that it cannot be be or
> > should not be done (create and automated gentoo installer).....
> >
> >
> > James
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> Until Sven updates his code to not use GuideXML, I have linked to his
> snapshots in my own devspace, under
> <http://dev.gentoo.org/~jcallen/snapshots/>.
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> The snapshots go back to 2008-01-20, and are current to 2015-07-20.

That's useful, thanks!

To get back to the topic, it looks like the default won't change so I
added a file to /etc/portage/patches/:

# cat /etc/portage/patches/sys-apps/sysvinit/inittab-no-clear.patch
--- inittab.old 2015-08-12 17:01:15.816699692 +0200
+++ inittab 2015-08-12 17:05:18.768780431 +0200
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 su1:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin

 # TERMINALS
-c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
+c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux --noclear
 c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
 c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
 c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux

And if you have systemd, you can do something like this:

# cat '/etc/systemd/system/getty@××××.service.d/noclear.conf'
[Service]
TTYVTDisallocate=no