Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 09:45:57 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.1-BETA: miniinst.iso missing perl5 pkg Message-ID: <20030514074557.GA2182@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <3EC1A95E.7040509@btc.adaptec.com> References: <Law10-OE34ebT9s4ddq0000d8b6@hotmail.com> <3EC18AA5.7080307@btc.adaptec.com> <200305140214.h4E2EjdF027566@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> <3EC1A95E.7040509@btc.adaptec.com>
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On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 08:26:38PM -0600, Scott Long wrote: > Garrett Wollman wrote: > ><<On Tue, 13 May 2003 18:15:33 -0600, Scott Long > ><scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> said: > > > > > >>The miniinst CD is meant to be the bare minimum to install the system > >>for those that are bandwidth-challenged. It contains *NO* packages at > >>all, including perl5. As many recall, perl5 was removed from the base > >>system a year ago and is now solely available as a port/package. > > > > > >However, perl5 is still a standard part of the system (as witness the > >fact that sysinstall looks for it for most of the canned setups); it's > >just delivered as a package now rather than a dist. It should be on > >any disc image that has the base system installer bits, or else > >sysinstall should learn to do something more sensible when those > >particular canned setups are selected (e.g., prompt for additional > >media choices). > > > >-GAWollman > > This of course highlights yet another entry in the long list of > sysinstall neglect and shortcomings. I'm not sure what the better > choice is for 5.1, attempt to make sysinstall smarter, or just > include the perl package on the miniiso. Suggestions? stick it on the miniiso I'd say. Anything else would be very late in the game (i.e. revamping sysinstall). -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte
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