Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 09:06:48 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de> Cc: libh@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setup Message-ID: <3953FB98.80BE1A3@newsguy.com> References: <20000623140032.A9457@cichlids.cichlids.com>
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Alexander Langer wrote: > > I myself would have prepared to let setup check for new > install-scripts on ftp.freebsd.org, e.g. that remove bugs, but > everyone said, one should download new floppies in that case. > > Well, that removes some neat possiblities, e.g. downloading additional > files. > Remember XF 3.3.6, that missed a lib for 4.0? That's because you are looking at it the wrong way. The installer must *NOT* contain the install "script". If XF 3.3.6 is missing a lib, the install _script_ should contain that change. _That_ you are allowed to download, as it won't take 5-10 minutes. > In my eyes, one with a network connection could have done the > following: > > * tclh is started from the boot-floppy > * setup.tcl checks for new .tcl scripts, if a network connection is > given (even for CDROM-isntalls!) Optionally. Or, perhaps, optionally not. You may assume you know better than the user, as long as you let the user contradict you. > * a new X-install script is found, which is executed in spite of the > one on the CD. All other scripts are taken from the CD. > This script's latest step is the retrieve the missing lib from > ftp.freebsd.org and complete the installation. > This is a way nice way of bug-fixing, which can't be done by just > downloading new floppies.... This procedure I don't have a problem with. It's retrieving tclh I have a problem with. First, it's slow. Second, even if it isn't, we don't have an interface up to do this task until we have tclh! -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com dcs@freebsd.org capo@the.great.underground.bsdconpiracy.org Windows works, for sufficently small values of "works". To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-libh" in the body of the message
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