From owner-svn-src-user@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 31 15:08:53 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-user@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 324B71065670 for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:08:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu (trout.icecube.wisc.edu [128.104.255.119]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 086068FC13 for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:08:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C00358133; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:50:23 -0600 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at icecube.wisc.edu Received: from mail.icecube.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (trout.icecube.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10030) with ESMTP id g6sxEfJhevpM; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:50:22 -0600 (CST) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net (unknown [76.210.75.5]) by mail.icecube.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FF655811F; Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:50:22 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4D1DEDAD.1080104@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:50:21 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD amd64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101214 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bruce Cran References: <201012310219.oBV2JcPa058007@svn.freebsd.org> <20101231111851.0000757f@unknown> In-Reply-To: <20101231111851.0000757f@unknown> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-user@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r216834 - in user/nwhitehorn/bsdinstall: . distextract distfetch libexec partedit scripts X-BeenThere: svn-src-user@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the experimental " user" src tree" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:08:53 -0000 On 12/31/10 05:18, Bruce Cran wrote: > On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:19:38 +0000 (UTC) > Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > >> Author: nwhitehorn >> Date: Fri Dec 31 02:19:38 2010 >> New Revision: 216834 >> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/216834 >> >> Log: >> Add a simple installer I wrote in a few days last week. It is >> capable of installing a booting system on 3 of the 6 platforms >> currently using sysinstall (amd64, i386, and powerpc). This is >> intended to replace sysinstall, but not to take the place of more >> full-featured installers like pc-sysinstall. > +- Extensability > Should be 'Extensibility'. > > Doesn't sysinstall have more features than pc-sysinstall? > Yes, I can't spell apparently. Sysinstall may have more features than pc-sysinstall, but I don't have a lot of experience with pc-sysinstall -- it seemed more complicated, at least. This installer certainly has fewer features than either... -Nathan