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  • From: Nick Jennings <nkj AT namodn.com>
  • To: Ryan Abrams <rabrams AT sourcemage.org>
  • Cc: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Cauldron
  • Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 20:10:09 -0700

Nice work Ryan!

I'll change the CVS repository from install/ to cauldron/


On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 09:40:35PM -0500, Ryan Abrams wrote:
> Ok.. so i started working on cauldron tonight. What I whipped up is in
> cvs in the installer branch. You can have a look.
>
> Basically, what I have laid out is the following structure:
>
> cauldron
> cauldron.scripts
> -Advanced Install
> -Beginner Install
> -Recovery Prompt
> cauldron.modules
> -Various Actions
>
> Essentially, Cauldron looks in the scripts dir, determines what files
> are there, and lists them. The user picks a "script" which cauldron
> then includes in itself. This script calls various modules in various
> orders.. Modules can thus be shared between scripts and stuff.
>
> There are a few other framework things to put in place before people
> start hacking on it though.. the first is an abstracted rendering api.
> Basically, instead of direct writing, call a function. That way we can
> easily switch to whatever look we want later. I will work on this this
> weekend.
>
> The second thing is really an extension of the first.. and that is a
> decent looking text mode install process. I am going to get away from
> dialog. The process is being broken in to independant pieces, so moving
> backwards and forwards is gonna be pretty difficult. This could be
> changed later, but for now, i have a few ideas on a nice custom look. I
> will play this weekend on this as well.
>
> I hope to have a /basic/ working Advanced Install script up and going
> in a week or two tops. Then I will start on the basic version, while
> others make the advanced one more advanced, etc...
>
> If you have /anything/ to do with the 1.0 install process (basesystem,
> iso building, kernel spells, etc), and have any work that I dont have,
> send it to me now. I am going to work on assembling a very pre-alpha
> 1.0 install iso, so we can test the installer in real installs as we
> develop it. I would like to make sure the installer works with the kind
> of thing we will be installing in 1.0
>
> Anyway.. its a start. :)
>
> -Ryan
>
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