Hi everyone.
My push of:
3340 bootroot auto size
is a minor flag day for those using Distro-Constructor:
- with their own finalizer scripts
- with their own custom bootroot
If you use DC in one of these ways, please read on...
*** If you write your own finalizer scripts: ***
Please note that now there are 5 arguments automatically passed to them
(in addition to any specified in the manifest for a particular script).
These arguments are:
1) Manifest Reader Socket: Passed to ManifestRead to get manifest data
2) Package Image Path: Path to the package image area where IPS
packages are loaded to create a system image
3) Temporary Directory: Used during the building process
4) Bootroot Build Area: Area where bootroot is built
5) Media Directory: Area where finished media are deposited.
*** If you create your own custom bootroot: ***
Please note that the bootroot is now autosized. The manifest contains a
new entry:
img_params/output_image/bootroot/size_pad_mb
which specifies a number of extra megabytes to add to the bootroot's
automatically-determined size. The default is 10Mb.
Note also that the file system into which the bootroot is set no longer
sets aside the UFS default of 10% of space for system use only. The
entire file system is available to all users. This may lower the
ultimate size requirements of the bootroot (the / file system on the
live system), depending on applications supported by the live system.
Please send any questions to caiman-discuss.
Thanks,
Jack
