On Sun, Nov 28, 1999 at 11:11:10PM -0700, Tim Rightnour wrote:
> I actually mean this:  
> 
> sysinst:
> Asks all the questions.  Including which pkgs to install, how to configure
> rc.conf, the IP, disks, etc.  outputs an "installtab" or whatever file.
> 
> postinst.install:
> It's postinst.. but compiled with some sort of -DINSTALL_MEDIA that cuts out
> the uneeded code.  This would perform the physical install, like sysinst does
> now.  This program would read the "installtab" and execute it.
> 
> postinst:
> the complete version.. capable of installing pkgs, etc.  Again, reads the
> installtab.
> 
> > We would still have 2 programs which are able to do the same thing ...
> > Maybe we need more than 2 ?
> 
> My idea was to #ifdef the stuff that would run after the initial install was
> complete.  So two versions would be built from the same code..  But yes, it
> would in essence be 3 programs.

Ok, now I understand. This may be a good idea ...

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