Chris Tillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I understand there is a capability provided to use a basedebs.tgz > file to install base from the hard disk in lieu of a network > install. This was particularly needed for those who connect via a > modem, because ppp is not available in the pre-base installer > system. > > But there still isn't any basedebs.tgz in the built distribution > yet, AFAIK. And as a result, I haven't documented how to use > it. That is a big hole in boot-floppies, and in the docs, in fact I > read here this week that it was unacceptable and I agree.
I don't think we need to regenerate the basedebs.tgz at every build of b-f, especially now that base is frozen. As far as I understand things, the basedebs.tgz is essentially independent of b-f. It's just a snapshot of woody at a particular time. I guess what we will have to do is generate it occasionally and dump it in the current/ directory of disks-$ARCH on the mirrors. It kind of sucks to add a large tarball to the mirrors of what is essentially just the .debs they are already mirroring, plus a little extra data, but I don't see a way around it. Opinions/corrections? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
