On May 25, 2013, at 4:07 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > On 05/25/13 13:26, Bruce Cran wrote: >> On 25/05/2013 17:15, Matt Olander wrote: >>> From my vague recollection, we discussed improving bsdinstall by tying >>> it in with pc-sysinstall, which we've been threatening to do for at >>> least a year. Also, there was much discussion about Devin's bsdconfig >>> perhaps tying in with a Google SoC Project. >>> >>> I think Devin was nominated for most of the work, since he was unable >>> to defend himself :P >> >> Thanks. From previous discussions with Devin I think he has other plans for >> the installer that don't involve pc-sysinstall. But since it seems the >> future is all sh(1) code, I won't be able to contribute. >> >> https://wiki.freebsd.org/PCBSDInstallMerge lists a few limitations with >> pc-sysinstall - are these being fixed? >> > > I'm not aware of any movement there (on either side of the table). I'd > personally be very suspicious of an all-sh(1) future -- by far the cleanest > parts of bsdinstall are in C -- and this is especially true for interacting > with geom.
So that I can get a feel for the expectations on quality of product… You say the cleanest parts of bsdinstall are in C. What makes the sh parts unclean? Not looking for any particular answer… just want your opinion. I've been working very hard to produce a heavy-lifting "dialog.subr" (see base/head/usr.sbin/bsdconfig/share/dialog.subr) which makes dialog(1) work very nice and clean in sh(1). However, this may not be your concern, and you may instead have some other "cleanliness" insight that I can address in my work. -- Devin > That said, since I've lost nearly all of my free time and ability to work on > bsdinstall, I won't get in the way of anyone else working on things > -Nathan > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
