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Re: installation scripts?



On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Leon Breedt wrote:

> Adam Heath spake thus:
> 
> > Already being worked on.  It is still in the prenatal stages, so I really
> > don't want to say anything more about it.
> 
> I was thinking of something for the initial Debian install...not package
> configuration scripts.  Something similar to InstallShield 4 Windows's
> installation scripts.  I.e. a semi-language geared specifically to installation
> related things, which dinstall would parse.
> 
> In this case I mean dinstall to be the initial installer an end user sees 
> when he boots off a Debian CD.

That is what dconfig is.  And, with the name out of the bag, I will say that
it is based on the kernel config system.  My goal is to not have to babysit
and install/upgrade run.  Please see http://dconfig.doogie.org/ for an
outdated version.

Adam



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