[Fedora-livecd-list] Re: patch review and move of livecd scm

[David Zeuthen]

On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 16:26 -0500, Jesse Keating wrote:
> You're running this on fully updated rawhide yes?

Yea, I did update the system before trying. It's 32-bit fwiw.

> > Do we want to include 32-bit packages at all for x86_64? I don't see why
> > we would... what's the rationale?
> 
> Given that the user can install packages to the liveCD, and that they are left 
> with what is on the LiveCD once they install the system, and may want to use 
> 32bit software, we should offer some ability to take advantage of their 
> x86_64/32bit capability.

I don't really get this... so you want to add 32-bit packages to a
64-bit live cd... just so they don't have to pull in 32-bit base
packages (such as glibc) when installing a 32-bit app? What pieces of
software did you have in mind?

So I guess I'm suggest to just install 64-bit packages and don't bother
pulling in any 32-bit packages until they're needed. What's wrong with
that?

> > Btw, you didn't answer my question though- can you do package selection
> > in kickstart based on what arch it is?
> 
> I don't believe so.

Perhaps that's something it needs to do. We're going to end up seeing
size differences in ISO files for archs. For example x86 livecd may be
30MB smaller than ppc livecd; that space can and should be used for
something useful such as more themes, more promotional materials or
whatever.

     David