From 0925f92586a8a200a632eece658b2a45b09c9cc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pascal Rigaux Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:50:13 +0000 Subject: no_comment --- docs/README | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/README (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/README b/docs/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dd4d561a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/README @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +Well here is a little description of what panoramix needs to work in comparison +to the standard newt install. + +******************************************************************************** +* FILES ************************************************************************ +******************************************************************************** +First he are the different things needed : + +Mandrake/base/hdlist + table of rpm's headers. + ! Need to be remade when Mandrake/RPMS changes ! + +Mandrake/base/depslist + for each packages, tell which package it depends on. Also contains the + size for some (obscure) bloody reasons. + ! Need to be remade when Mandrake/RPMS changes ! + +Mandrake/base/compss + obsoletes comps. It store packages in different categories, a bit like + the %{GROUP} field + +Mandrake/base/compssList + for each packages, it gives the appreciation for each type of user. + used to preselect packages + used to decide to show or hide packages. + +Mandrake/mdkinst + live system used on certain installs. See ``Ramdisk or not'' below for + more. + +Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz + for the ramdisk. + live sytem in ext2 filesystem gzipped. See ``Ramdisk or not'' below for + more. + +images/gi_*.img + boot images to use with panoramix. Use: + - gi_hd for hard-disk install + - gi_cdrom for cdrom install + - gi_network for ftp/nfs install + - gi_pcmcia for pcmcia install (see ``PCMCIA install'' below for more) + + +Some optional files : + +Mandrake/base/depslist.html + html formatted depslist + +******************************************************************************** +* po translation files ********************************************************* +******************************************************************************** +Panoramix uses .po files for its translation. A script takes the different +strings out of the .pm files. It generates the panoramix.pot file which contains +all the english strings to translate. +To add a new language, you just have to add it to lang.pm (if it's not there +already) and put the .po in the perl-install/po directory (see ``Ramdisk or +not'' to know if you have to regenerate the mdkinst_stage2.gz) + +******************************************************************************** +* PCMCIA install *************************************************************** +******************************************************************************** +If the media you use to install is a pcmcia device, you have two choices: +- use the gi_pcmcia boot disk +- use another boot disk and it will ask you a supplementary disk. Give it the +gi_pcmcia disk. + + +******************************************************************************** +* Ramdisk or not *************************************************************** +******************************************************************************** +The panoramix install is much bigger than the newt one. So the ramdisk which was +used is getting big, and costs a lot in memory +(eg: the mdkinst_stage2 is 14MB - 23/09/99) + +| | newt | panoramix +|-------+---------+---------------------------------------------------------- +| nfs | live | live +| ftp | ramdisk | ramdisk +| http | ramdisk | not yet :( +| hd | ramdisk | live if Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/runinstall2 is a link, +| | | ramdisk otherwise +| cdrom | ramdisk | live if memory < 40MB, ramdisk otherwise + +When i say live, it means that the install1 stage will *mount* the +Mandrake/mdkinst and use it that way. + +The ramdisk is used in place of the live in some cases. This ramdisk is filled +with mdkinst_stage2.gz + +For cdrom install, the ramdisk is used to speed up things (access time is quite +high on cdrom drives) + +For pcmcia, it depends on the type of install. -- cgit v1.2.1