RE: port-amd64/49293: Installing without setting partition sizes results in an install with no swap space

To: port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost,gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost,dross%pobox.com@localhost
Subject: RE: port-amd64/49293: Installing without setting partition sizes results in an install with no swap space
From: David Ross <dross%pobox.com@localhost>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:30:01 +0000 (UTC)

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/49293; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Ross <dross%pobox.com@localhost>
To: "gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost" <gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>,
	"port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost" <port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost>,
	"gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost" <gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost>, "netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost"
	<netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
Cc: 
Subject: RE: port-amd64/49293: Installing without setting partition sizes
 results in an install with no swap space
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:25:12 -0700

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 Another option would be to update the text to mention that "Use existing pa=
 rtition sizes" isn't a sensible option if you're starting with a blank disk=
 .  Otherwise=2C the option sort of a looks like a shortcut to get a working=
  install without having to dig into partitioning complexities.
 
 
 For reference=2C the current prompt looks like this:
 
 http://i.imgur.com/B1Q5PKd.png
 
 
 Unfortunately it doesn't look like there's much room to add more text there=
 =2C without that text getting hidden under the prompt.
 
 
 Dave
 
 
 > From: martin%duskware.de@localhost
 > To: port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost=3B gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost=3B netbsd-=
 bugs%netbsd.org@localhost=3B dross%pobox.com@localhost
 > Subject: Re: port-amd64/49293: Installing without setting partition sizes=
  results in an install with no swap space
 > CC:=20
 > Date: Sun=2C 19 Oct 2014 07:35:00 +0000
 >=20
 > The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/49293=3B it has been noted =
 by GNATS.
 >=20
 > From: Martin Husemann=20
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:=20
 > Subject: Re: port-amd64/49293: Installing without setting partition sizes=
  results in an install with no swap space
 > Date: Sun=2C 19 Oct 2014 09:34:39 +0200
 >=20
 > On Sat=2C Oct 18=2C 2014 at 09:25:01PM +0000=2C dross%pobox.com@localhost wrote:
 >> Expected behavior:
 >> A basic swap partition is created (512MB?)
 >=20
 > No. If you select "Use existing partitions" there should be no changes ma=
 de
 > to any partitions=2C and if existing partitions do not include a swap par=
 tition=2C
 > then that is the way it is.
 >=20
 > You can still add a swap file.
 >=20
 > However=2C it might be a good idea for sysinst to recognize "there are no
 > sensible existing partitions" and not offer this menu item at all. I am n=
 ot
 > sure how safe such a heuristic would work.
 >=20
 > Martin
 >  		 	   		  =
 
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 <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Another option would be to updat=
 e the text to mention that "Use existing partition sizes" isn't a sensible =
 option if you're starting with a blank disk.  Otherwise=2C the option sort =
 of a looks like a shortcut to get a working install without having to dig i=
 nto partitioning complexities.
 
 
 For reference=2C the current prompt looks like this:
 
 http://i.imgur.com/B1Q5PKd.png
 
 
 Unfortunately it doesn't look like there's much room to add more text there=
 =2C without that text getting hidden under the prompt.
 
 
 Dave
 
 
 > From: martin%duskware.de@localhost
 > To: port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost=3B gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost=3B netbsd-=
 bugs%netbsd.org@localhost=3B dross%pobox.com@localhost
 > Subject: Re: port-amd64/49293: Installing without setting partition sizes=
  results in an install with no swap space
 > CC:=20
 > Date: Sun=2C 19 Oct 2014 07:35:00 +0000
 >=20
 > The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/49293=3B it has been noted =
 by GNATS.
 >=20
 > From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:=20
 > Subject: Re: port-amd64/49293: Installing without setting partition sizes=
  results in an install with no swap space
 > Date: Sun=2C 19 Oct 2014 09:34:39 +0200
 >=20
 > On Sat=2C Oct 18=2C 2014 at 09:25:01PM +0000=2C dross%pobox.com@localhost wrote:
 >> Expected behavior:
 >> A basic swap partition is created (512MB?)
 >=20
 > No. If you select "Use existing partitions" there should be no changes ma=
 de
 > to any partitions=2C and if existing partitions do not include a swap par=
 tition=2C
 > then that is the way it is.
 >=20
 > You can still add a swap file.
 >=20
 > However=2C it might be a good idea for sysinst to recognize "there are no
 > sensible existing partitions" and not offer this menu item at all. I am n=
 ot
 > sure how safe such a heuristic would work.
 >=20
 > Martin
 >  		 	   		  </div></body>
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