Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Test Request: Catalyst 2.0_pre20051111

[Eric Edgar <rocket@gentoo.org>]

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On 19:13 Fri 11 Nov     , Eric Edgar wrote:
> kerncache should be fixed now
> Eric
> 
> On 12:50 Fri 11 Nov     , Kessler, Paul wrote:
> > Ok so this isn't a bug but in the livecd-stage2 template example the livecd/linuxrc section is duplicated. Also thanks for adding the options in the stage 2 for configuring the X session and display manager. That eliminates two lines from my fsscript. Just wondering but has kerncache been fixed? Going to start the first build now.
> >  
> > Paul
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > 
> > From: Chris Gianelloni [mailto:wolf31o2@gentoo.org]
> > Sent: Fri 11/11/2005 10:17 AM
> > To: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org
> > Cc: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org
> > Subject: [gentoo-catalyst] Test Request: Catalyst 2.0_pre20051111
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > As you can probably guess by the subject, I've added
> > catalyst-2.0_pre20051111 to the tree.  I plan on finalizing catalyst 2.0
> > by the end of the month, so I really need testers for this.  If you have
> > questions about this release, feel free to ask them on gentoo-catalyst.
> > For bugs, please files bugs.
> > 
> > To install it, you will need to do the following (on x86):
> > 
> > mkdir -p /etc/portage
> > echo "dev-util/catalyst" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask
> > echo "dev-util/catalyst ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
> > USE="doc" emerge catalyst
> > 
> > Please use USE="doc" to get the updated example spec templates.  The
> > livecd-specs package has not been updated for catalyst 2.0, so there's
> > no need for USE="examples" unless you're unfamiliar with catalyst.
> > 
> > This is slotted to run along-side catalyst 1.x, so it shouldn't break
> > anybody's machines.  Once catalyst 2.0 goes final, it will no longer be
> > slotted, as we are completely superseding catalyst 1.x with catalyst
> > 2.0.
> > 
> > The main differences in your spec files are all going to be in
> > livecd-stage2:
> > 
> > livecd/cdfstype -> livecd/fstype
> > livecd/archscript (removed)
> > livecd/runscript (removed)
> > 
> > Everything else *should* be the same.  There's also a ton of new options
> > for caching, so catalyst 2.0 runs should be dramatically faster for
> > repeated runs.  We're planning on using this for 2006.0, so we want it
> > bug-fixed and stabilized by no later than the end of the year.  Please
> > test this release.
> > 
> > This release also brings about the addition of the "stage4" target.  A
> > stage4 is essentially livecd-stage1 + livecd-stage2, rolled into a
> > tarball, rather than an ISO.  This allows you to deploy a pre-configured
> > (yay fsscript!) tarball out to multiple machines, install the
> > bootloader, and reboot.  While I we are interested in bug reports on the
> > stage4 target, I ask you to focus time on the "classic" targets: stages
> > 1 through 3, and livecd-stages 1 and 2, as we will be using these on the
> > next release.
> > 
> > Thanks again,
> > 
> > --
> > Chris Gianelloni
> > Release Engineering - Strategic Lead
> > x86 Architecture Team
> > Games - Developer
> > Gentoo Linux
> > 
> > 
> 
> 



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