Shawn Walker wrote: > I personally would be horrified to see the pkg client get tied into a > configuration system directly. > > It needs to be a separate tool.
Yes and no. They need to be part of the same picture. There should be a single relatively seamless user flow for a live-root install that leads the user through laying down the bits and, optionally, getting them configured. Those might well be two very distinct mechanisms under the covers, but to the user it should look like one process. For a non-live-root install it's more seamful. If possible, it'd still be nice to get the configuration done as part of the "install" phase, instead of after the first boot, since you have a connection to the user during the "install" phase and aren't guaranteed one after boot. (The extreme example is assigning an IP address, since if you don't do that you can't talk to the system conveniently.) Preferably, the first-login UI should lead you into the configuration phase. _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
