On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>wrote: > hey, > > On 12/29/2011 04:21 AM, Larry Brigman wrote: > > I see the small ISO images but I would like > > to build something custom but not a live image. > > So, in CentOS-6, we have the capability to churn our almost arbitrary > number of 'spins' at buildtime and have them tested / released in sync > with the main distro ( eg. the minimal install iso set ). > > Have an interesting idea that could potentially appeal to more than just > yourself and your kitchen sink ? why not do this as a part of the CentOS > buildprocess and have the results pushed in sync with the main distro. > > We could, should there be a need, even have rpms that are not a part of > the distro ( eg. somethings from an external third party repo ). There > would be some stuff that needs resolved and make sure all licenses etc > are in place, and some level of assurances are in place for upgrade path > etc. But it can be done, fairly easily. > That sounds good. I have built ISO's with upstream packages that weren't available even from EPEL. > > > What tools do you use to create these images? > > we have only ever used anaconda. There are various other tools that are > around, some more popular at various points in time than others - but > within the CentOS space - we have only used anaconda. > I take it the tools are in anaconda-runtime or their dependency set? > > > Is there some documentation on building a custom iso spin? > > I would also like to be able to drive the tools. > > What does that mean 'drive the tools' ? > I have used buildinstall from anaconda-runtime package but trying my same recipe that I used from Centos 5 doesn't work. So I wonder, if I was giving the correct input to the tool or if the project has a set of scripts that provide that input in some manner that would better document the tools? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/attachments/20111229/560a2ed6/attachment-0007.html>