Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:55:10 +0000 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> Cc: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall as a post-install tool Message-ID: <4F03A36E.3000901@cran.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgnVAbRd-mrN%2BykDmXafPzQRJgaw9q=%2Bi%2BXqTzL26gWh5Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On 03/01/2012 23:33, Eitan Adler wrote: > - Restore sysinstall and libodialog > - Statically link libodialog and make it specific to sysinstall > A rewrite of sysinstall to use libdialog is not worth it. It would > be better to just write a new configuration tool at that point. > - Remove front end non-configure facing features (ie "upgrade" and > installation options) > - Remove scripting support from sysinstall > > Additionally I would agree to > - Ensure that sysinstall continues to function as time goes on > - Review and test patches to sysinstall > > What I am not agreeing to: > - Rewrite sysinstall > - Make a new tool Please don't remove the install and upgrade functionality - I'm willing to put time into fixing any issues, and adding support for ZFS etc. once it's restored. I'd like to see sysinstall refactored into something more manageable and converted into a YAST-like tool because I don't think bsdinstall is anywhere near the experience we want for a technical OS like FreeBSD - we're not, and shouldn't aim to be IMO, the Ubuntu of the BSDs. -- Bruce Cranhome | help
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