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So to me it seems like this is just a redundant +call. + +The only thing I'd suggest is that we add a -u argument to switch-themes +to ensure it calls plymouth-set-default-theme internally. + + +Although as we should likely try and phase out some of the black magic +of these bootsplash scripts, I'd actually rather just do something like +this in %post: + + +if [ -f /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/Mageia.png -a ! -f +/usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.png -o -L +/usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.png ]; then + rm -f /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.png + ln -s Mageia-Default-1600x1200.png /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/default.png +fi + +rm -f +/usr/share/mga/backgrounds/Mageia-Default-{0000,0700,1300,1800}.jpg ||: +rm -f /usr/share/mga/backgrounds/Mageia.xml ||: +rm -f +/usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/Mandriva-{Free,Flash,One,Powerpack}-{0000,0700,1300,1800}.jpg +||:<i> +</I>rm -f /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/Mandriva.xml ||: + +if [ -z "$DURING_INSTALL" ]; then + if [ -x /usr/share/bootsplash/scripts/switch-themes ]; then + /usr/share/bootsplash/scripts/switch-themes Mageia-Default + fi +fi +if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash ]; then + perl -pi -e 's/^s*SPLASH=.*/SPLASH=auto/; +s/^s*THEME=.*/THEME=Mageia-Default/' /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash +fi +/usr/sbin/plymouth-set-default-theme Mageia-Default + + + + +That seems to be the right thing to do generally for now and good enough +for an update (can you review and give your opinion?), but longer term, +I'd rather get rid of /etc/sysconfig/bootsplash completely in favour of +other ways to control the theme (e.g. using plymouth-set-theme directly, +and tweaking kernel command line options to either use or not the +plymouth support in the initrd. If users really want to strip plymouth +from the initrd they can drop a config in /etc/dracut.conf.d/ to put a line: + omit_dracutmodules+=" plymouth " + +which will prevent plymouth support in any subsequently generated initrd +(although if the "silent" kernel param is presented and plymouth is +still installed then it will still kick in after the initrd is finished +and the main system takes over. + +So uninstall plymouth is likely the best option for the purists (and I +may need to tweak dracut requires on that front)! + + +Col +-- + +Colin Guthrie +colin(at)mageia.org +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited <A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A> +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor <A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A> + PulseAudio Hacker <A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A> + Trac Hacker <A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A> + + +</PRE> + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="017343.html">[Mageia-dev] MGA2 Installer + Bootloader stage issue: initrd regeneration not happening? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="017348.html">[Mageia-dev] MGA2 Installer + Bootloader stage issue: initrd regeneration not happening? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#17345">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#17345">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#17345">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#17345">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |