Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:28:49 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> Cc: 'Lawrence Stewart' <lstewart@freebsd.org>, freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org, 'Marcel Moolenaar' <marcel@xcllnt.net> Subject: RE: sysinstall as a post-install tool Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201041802100.31574@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <05fd01cccb31$fcbc80f0$f63582d0$@fisglobal.com> References: <CAF6rxgnVAbRd-mrN%2BykDmXafPzQRJgaw9q=%2Bi%2BXqTzL26gWh5Q@mail.gmail.com> <F80CD5E2-0CC0-4872-9B25-72C4ABCC5F42@xcllnt.net> <4F03AF24.70102@freebsd.org> <4F03BE93.9040708@fuzzwad.org> <CAF6rxgnzLEfRr3jr1GiGC=zsmDFjwfd3r%2B_UVSEQnCudrNETgQ@mail.gmail.com> <4F03C38D.1080909@fuzzwad.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201032036100.19921@wonkity.com> <05fd01cccb31$fcbc80f0$f63582d0$@fisglobal.com>
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On Wed, 4 Jan 2012, Devin Teske wrote: >> bsdinstall already does some of these config things in the last menu. >> It really ought to be split into two pieces, bsdinstall to do the >> installing, and "bsdconfig", to do the configuring. bsdconfig would >> just be the pieces that are already there, run by bsdinstall after >> the installation but also useful separately. >> >> And then bsdconfig could have all the added config functionality that everyone >> loves about sysinstall. > > Dare I say what perhaps others (including myself) are thinking... > > mv host-setup bsdconfig > > I'm thinking: > > a. Take host-setup into the ports tree. > b. Shake it out. > c. Copy it into the base as "bsdconfig" > d. Start sanitizing it (remove support for legacy FreeBSD versions, etc.) > e. Start enhancing it gradually over time > f. Allow host-setup to remain in the ports tree (will retain support for legacy > FreeBSD versions, etc.) > g. I will sync-up with bsdconfig from time-to-time as bsdconfig should sync-up > with me from time-to-time. Works for me. Obviously there's a concern with duplicating effort already in bsdinstall and pc-sysinstall, and trying to have some semblance of user interface consistency. But one working system config utility is better than none, and two would be an embarrassment of riches.
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