Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:23:42 -0500 From: Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@freebsd.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Removal of sysinstall from HEAD and lack of a post-install configuration tool Message-ID: <69C4832E-BECB-4DD3-B1CF-56A70BBB3A98@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4EF904F2.4020109@FreeBSD.org> References: <4EF904F2.4020109@FreeBSD.org>
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On Dec 26, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > The story so far ... > > sysinstall was removed from HEAD in October. I (and others) objected > on > the basis that at this time there is no replacement for the post- > install > configuration role that sysinstall played. More sysinstall components > were then removed. Then the old version of libdialog (which sysinstall > used) was removed. Thus at this point it's not possible to easily > restore sysinstall. > > So my question is, how much do you care? Is lack of that functionality > in HEAD something that we care about? > > > Doug Hi Doug, I do agree that it would be nice to have a post-install configuration utility. However, I think it might be better served with a separate tool, rather than a swiss army knife that sysinstall was. If someone is willing to do the work, I think a suitable replacement could be written in sh+dialog, along the lines of bsdinstall. That being said, I remove myself from the nomination pool. - Justin
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