Re: [Devil-linux-develop] moving stuff to cd

[Bruce S. <bw...@ar...>]

> >>  From now on everything which is in the directories:
> >> $CDDIR/bin
> >> $CDDIR/lib
> >> $CDDIR/sbin
> >> $CDDIR/usr/bin
> >> $CDDIR/usr/lib
> >> $CDDIR/usr/sbin
> >>
> >> will be linked into the appropriate folder.
> >
> >So this could make a lot of optional packages no longer optional?
> >
> >Instead of making them optional, just put them on the CD and be done
> >with them?
> 
> Hmmm, what do others think about this? When move to USB storage or flash
> disks, this makes sense.

I think it makes sense for _some_ packages now.  Especially the
interactive (not frequently used) packages.  (lynx, wget, diff, ...)

I'd much rather have them on CD so they are available when/if I need
them, instead of loading them & having them take up memory ALL the time.

> >I'm thinking of the H.323 gatekeeper I'm currently working on.
> >The first thing it requires is "pwlib".  I can just put the libraries
> >in $CDDIR/lib (or $CDDIR/usr/lib), and I'm done.  No need to make this
> >package optional?
> >
> >It also needs OpenH323 lib.  Same question.
> >
> >And finally the gatekeeper itself.  Just put in $CDDIR[/usr]/[s]bin ???
> >No need to make optional?  Even for compiling?
> 
> You could do this, but I'm not sure if you want it.
> Don't forgett that the CD has to start spinning everytime the binary or the
> libs are accessed.

It _might_ make sense for some daemons.  If a simple binary/daemon is
run during boot, it shouldn't have to go back to CD once it's running.

I'm not sure about this gatekeeper, since it uses so many libs.

 - BS