Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:35:44 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New installation script Message-ID: <4E3DB3B0.2050208@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4E3D552B.3000604@freebsd.org> References: <CAN6yY1td=69XHSir1kr62yhhzXKk3YrRcVQrZgqnF48uVnCvVw@mail.gmail.com> <4E3D552B.3000604@freebsd.org>
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On 08/06/2011 07:52, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > This is, to some extent, a deliberate design decision. The idea is that > if you are installing onto an existing partition with the right type, > then you really do just want to use it without newfs. Actually, if I am reinstalling I really do want to newfs the system partitions because that's how I can guarantee that no old cruft is left over. I generally do not want to newfs things like /home. I think my use case here is fairly typical. There should at minimum be an option to newfs the partitions one is installing the OS to. Ideally that option should default to whatever sysinstall does now (which IIRC is 'on'). Doug -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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