On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:30 AM, Joshua Saddler <nightmo...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:42:52 +0100 > "Paweł Hajdan, Jr." <phajdan...@gentoo.org> wrote: >> Can anaconda give the user a shell at any point of the >> installation? Is it possible to manually skip the automated steps? > > Last I checked, Anaconda was designed for binary installations, > originally for RPM-based systems. Trying to shove source-based > compilation into a binary installer seems like a lot of time, > trouble, and hacking. Better to start from scratch.
Anaconda doesn't depend against rpm anymore. Distro-specific bits have to be implemented through a "backend". You can make your backend do whatever you want. > > I hope you guys talk to releng about your CLI-based installer, if it > gets off the ground. Since we'll need to figure out what's > "supported" as an official install method. If you aren't worried > about a "canonical" way of doing things with the existing media, then > never mind. Either way, good luck. > The only way to avoid epic failures is to keep the whole thing simple, without trying to fit everybody. An installer that would cover a standard install, newbie-oriented scenario would be definitely good. Experienced people won't use it anyway, so why bothering trying to cover their needs, it would be a straight way to fail again. -- Fabio Erculiani http://lxnay.com
