Julian Fagir (gnrp%komkon2.de@localhost) @ Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:18:05 +0200 wrote: > Hi, > > > The main goal of the project is to add to NetBSD installer (sysinst) > > ability to install system to GPT-ed, LVM-ed, encrypted disks, RAIDs > > and to disk images (vnconfig). Also there are additional goals: > > improve sysinst usability and rewrite some utilities for more code > > sharing with sysinst. ... > > Also sysint have a bit little defects in usability. In this > > direction I'm planning to do work including: splitting all > > installation process to separate steps and adding ability to run > > some step independently i.e. disk partitioning or extracting > > tar-files (useful when /targetroot already mounted by hand), add > > menu back option, improve network configuration dialog. > I think you know my scepticism about sysinst from the earlier post to > this list. ;-) > Btw, one question: What is your planned language for this? Do you > want to make it in C, or in Lua (as you suggested merging mbalmers > patches)? Are you planning any interface changes or just adding this > functionality? It depends on a matureness level of mbalmer's patches. But C will be used anyway. > > * Implementing install scripts support for automated install; > I actually have such scripts (but they're not based on sysinst) - > imho, ideally this functionality should be integrated in sysinst as > well. Feel free to contact me about that (though it's not really much > to do). I mean that this functionality will be part of sysinst. > > * Researching into using bsdinstall as NetBSD installer > > (probably). > I'd rather tend to bsdinstaller. Research bsdinstall, too, but from > what I looked at I considered it rather primitive and not as > extensible as bsdinstaller. Well, bsdinstaller looks as good choice. But this is only just researching. Developing modularized sysinst nevertheless better way just because it less-surprising for users. With best regards, Eugene
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