Bug#627665: option to remove kernel+initrd from compressed filesystem

2011-06-13 Thread Daniel Baumann
On 06/13/2011 08:37 PM, Colin Watson wrote: > That would work better if lb_rootfs passed -wildcards to mksquashfs. added in git, thanks. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Donnerbuehlweg 3, CH-3012 Bern Email: daniel.baum...@progress-technologies.net Internet: http://people.progre

Bug#627665: option to remove kernel+initrd from compressed filesystem

2011-06-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 08:21:52PM +0200, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Adding an own option just for excluding the kernel and initrd seems like > not worth it; rather, the already existing config/chroot_rootfs/excludes > should be used. that solves the task of excluding files in a generic way. That wou

Bug#627665: option to remove kernel+initrd from compressed filesystem

2011-05-23 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 01:19:20PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > The attached patch adds 'lb config --binary-remove-linux true'. Feel > free to rename the option if some other name would fit better, though. I realised that making this work involved moving lb_binary_linux-image before lb_binary_roo

Bug#627665: option to remove kernel+initrd from compressed filesystem

2011-05-23 Thread Colin Watson
Package: live-build Version: 3.0~a17-1 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch User: ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com Usertags: origin-ubuntu ubuntu-patch oneiric On the Ubuntu live CDs, we have a hack to save some space: rather than shipping the kernel and initrd both in the ISO9660 filesystem (for booting)