Re: [gentoo-user] x86 setup-script

[Iain Buchanan <iaindb@netspace.net.au>]

On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 02:14 +0100, Andy Stern wrote:
> I had the idea to write a setup-script for a x86-installation, 
> thats what i got:
> 
> www.trustop.org/gensetup/
> 
> what do you think

I don't know if one exists or not, because I haven't installed gentoo
lately (only updated it for the last few years :)

I had a look at your script - you've named it .tar.gz, but it's only a
tar!  I think you forgot to gzip it!

Doing a quick google search, I found
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/installer/ and there is also
another graphical installer someone was working on, but I can't remember
where.

>From the gentoo installer page:
Along with the GTK frontend, there is also a dialog-based frontend. This
is useful for doing remote installs via SSH. gli-dialog also supports
some things that the GTK frontend doesn't and vice versa...

So I would ask: What is the purpose of your script?  Do you want it to
eventually be a great solve-all text installer for beginner and expert?
Or just a simple install?

> should i continue or is the gentoo-setup to complex for such a script?

Definately continue - if only to further your understanding of bash /
gentoo / installing.  Even if the only purpose it to provide another
option to the gentoo installer - that's good enough because diversity is
great!

I definately don't think gentoo setup is too complex for a script.  If
you can do it by hand, you can do it in a script :)  so go for it!

[PS - you seem to have made this post by replying to a different thread
in the mailing list - not everybody will see it, as some people collapse
or ignore threads they're not interested in]

HTH,
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>

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