[Fedora-livecd-list] RFC- multiple configs support

[Bryan Kearney]

I would love to be able to have one kickstart file work in cobbler/koan 
for machine and bare metal configuration as well as livecd-creator to 
create cds. So... if the syntax could be comparable that would be great. 
I would understand I would have to have different  stores of 
replacements, but some synergy of template/macro/substitution would be 
great.

-- bk


Douglas McClendon wrote:
> I'm putting together a feature enhancement patch for livecd-tools, that 
> will basically just allow multiple instances of --config on the command 
> line, and then build something that is the same as if one --config 
> option was used on a kickstart file that is the appended contents of the 
> multiple specified kickstarts.
> 
> This came about because I was considering the biggest differences 
> between the VirOS livecd generation tool I'm working on for myself, and 
> livecd-creator.  non-root was the top thing, but the 2nd biggest thing 
> was just my whole dna/virus/gene/trait metaphor.  I.e. building livecds 
> with a mix and match collection of traits, from a library of preexisting 
> stuff.
> 
> And then I realized that just implementing the above, brings that type 
> of methodology to livecd-creator.  Yes, of course you can do this 
> manually with cat appending or kickstart including.  But I think the 
> implementation is so simple, and the functionality useful enough, that 
> its worth doing.
> 
> The next thing after that, which would be a bit tougher, is the idea of 
> passing variables to the kickstart files.  Maybe already the post 
> scripts can pull in environment variables (haven't tried it), but I 
> think it'd be better if you could specify some variables/define-macros 
> on the command-line, and more or less have them sed-replaced in the 
> kickstart.
> 
> To give an idea of kind of where I'm aiming, something like this-
> 
> livecd-creator \
>     --config=fedora-livecd-desktop.ks \
>     --config=emacs-and-friends.ks \
>     --config=add_user_in_liveinit.ks \
>     --define=LIVEUSER=guest
> 
> The result would be that instead of the current user that gets 
> autologged in being named 'fedora', it would be named 'guest'.
> 
> Anyway, the define bit may be tricky, but I'll try to get together a 
> simple patch for the multiple kickstarts in the next couple days.
> 
> As the subject line says-  comments requested.
> 
> -dmc
> 
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