Re: [gentoo-user] Making a init thingy. Step two I guess.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> That's what I was thinking to.  I know busybox does a LOT of things but I
>> didn't think it was a nano replacement either.  OK.  I got both of those in
>> there at least.  First problem dealt with I guess.  Wonder what else I
>> should put in there too.<  scratches head>
>>
> Right. I don't think it replaces nano. If you want to edit in that
> environment than I think you need to include an editor.
>
> Note that one of the initramfs requirements for applications is that
> they need to be built as 'static'. (I think) so that they don't
> require libraries or other things that aren't yet mounted.

I noticed that in the command for busybox.  Trick is remembering it.  
:/   Oh, looky here:

[ebuild   R    ] app-editors/nano-2.2.5  USE="justify ncurses nls spell 
unicode -debug -minimal -slang"

No static build for nano.  Bummer.  It couldn't be that easy huh?  :-(

>> Yea, it's either learn this or find a new distro.  Still haven't ruled out
>> the later tho.  Just going to try at least.
>>
>> Dale
> Nahh...you're smarted than becoming an Ubuntu guy. Of course, if I'm
> wrong maybe you'll become an Ubuntu guy... ;-)
>
> - Mark
>

I'm not sure at times.  It seems as times goes by, the reasons I left 
Mandrake are coming to Gentoo.  The only thing is, I only updated 
Mandrake once every few months and VERY little to compile either.  Plus, 
I had powstatd for my UPS as well.  I like it a LOT more than upsmon and 
such.

I made it to the init script part and I'm clueless.  Let me see if I got 
this right.  I copy the script but I don't see where it mounts /usr and 
/var anywhere.  Do I need to add that to the script or does something 
figure this out later?  Isn't that the point of the script, to mount 
/usr and /var?

Progress, ever so sloooooooowly.  o_O

Dale

:-)  :-)