Subject: Re: another thought on pkg_select
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: iMil <imil@home.imil.net>
List: tech-install
Date: 03/04/2005 13:06:51
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> I guess that sysinst could even provide some hints on where to get things 
> from, e.g. when the NetBSD sets were installed from CD hand over a path to 
> the CD mountpoint or ask the user to insert the right CD; when the NetBSD 
> sets were installed via FTP, that could be indicated too to prefer 
> installation over FTP.

i see, maybe it can be a simple command-line switch, like

- -f retreive and uncompress pkgsrc by ftp
- -c cvs checkout pkgsrc
- -d <path> uncrompress pkgsrc.tar.gz from <path>

additionally, i'll add a "(d)irectory" choice on 1st screen when pkgsrc is 
not found

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