Andrew Cagney said:
> I'll certainly agree it is a somewhat obscure request.  However, if such
> tools are around they can really pay off.  Tasks such as:
> 
> 	o	building root file systems from the source tree

this is easy enough, but there's no automated way to do it.

> 	o	installing kernels when cross compiling

umm, it's not entirely clear to me under what circumstances this is useful...

> 	o	(for x86) creating boot disks  (do you
> 		really do everything on a disk then
> 		DD it into a file?)

this is doable too.


for ideas on how to do this, look in /usr/src/distrib/i386/floppies


there are easy-enough non-automated ways to build file systems.  i
don't think there's a significant need to provide an automated way to
do it.


chris