[pocket-linux] Some direction for System Architecture Project

[Phil Birkelbach]

David, that sounds exactly like what I would like to see.  I think you are
on to a real winner here.

Godspeed,

Phil Birkelbach - Houston Texas
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Horton" <dhorton at megsinet.net>
To: "Support for Pocket Linux Guide" <pocket-linux at ufo.chicago.il.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:01 PM
Subject: [pocket-linux] Some direction for System Architecture Project


> Here is the direction I am thinking of going with the System
> Architecture project:
>
>
> First, as a starting point I would like to create shell scripts to
> automatically build all of the source packages used in Pocket Linux.
>
> These scripts would be similar to the package "recipes" I have at:
> http://my.core.com/~dhorton/linux/recipes/, but they would need refining
> and updating.
>
> I think this would be a good place to start since we're all familiar
> with the packages being used and how to configure them.
>
> I hope that by standardizing the way packages are built we can develop a
> library of recipe scripts that people can use for their own projects.  I
> would also like to see people be able to contribute recipe scripts.  For
> example if you decide to have a system that includes a vi editor, you
> can write a recipe for it and share it with the group.  Hopefully by
> using GNU's Savannah site we can share easily.
>
> ***
>
> Next, I would like to be able to figure out a way to take these
> compiled, binary packages and install them onto various types of media.
>
> Media could be floppy, CD-R, hard drive, Zip drive, USB keychain drive,
> ROM chip, SMB share or whatever Linux supports.  The only trick with the
> different media would be getting the system to boot.  Otherwise all of
> the packages used are basically the same; bash, coreutils, sysvinit, etc.
>
> I'm pretty confident that I can do hard drive, zip drive and floppy, but
> I would definitely look to other people to help with other kinds of
> media.  I know there has already been interest in CD-R and USB keychain.
>
> ***
>
> Finally, I would like to start developing recipes for entire systems.
> Maybe not shell scripts in this case, but at least a list of packages or
> "ingredients" that are needed to build a particular system.
>
> For example to build a rescue diskset you would probably want bash,
> coreutils, e2fsprogs, and util-linux packages among others.  To build a
> diskette-sized text editor you could skip e2fsprogs and util-linux, but
> add ncurses and vi.
>
> Rather than being locked into a one-size-fits-all situation, the systems
> could be anything that anyone would like to pursue.  Some people have
> expressed an interest in X-windows, other people like console-based.
> Personally I have an interest in network-appliance type systems.
>
> I don't want to force people to adopt any one vision of what the best
> system is.  I would rather provide tools to build any system imaginable.
>   Then hopefully everyone can build their own dream system, and by
> writing a recipe, help others understand the system and how it's put
> together.
>
> ***
>
> So, if you have read this far, what do you think?
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
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