Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:29:07 -0800 From: Xin LI <delphij@gmail.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Removal of sysinstall from HEAD and lack of a post-install configuration tool Message-ID: <CAGMYy3v3sLibyF_PPXLhTvMK-cj%2BU8MRMVU2rCyXvq1RXrP9TQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EF904F2.4020109@FreeBSD.org> References: <4EF904F2.4020109@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: > The story so far ... > > sysinstall was removed from HEAD in October. I (and others) objected on > the basis that at this time there is no replacement for the post-install > configuration role that sysinstall played. More sysinstall components > were then removed. Then the old version of libdialog (which sysinstall > used) was removed. Thus at this point it's not possible to easily > restore sysinstall. > > So my question is, how much do you care? Is lack of that functionality > in HEAD something that we care about? Perhaps make it a port instead? I personally don't use sysinstall for post-install tasks at all, but it won't hurt to have such functionality. Cheers, -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> https://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or die
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