Guide to comps.xml and friends

[Klaus Steden]

> 'Evening, all -
> 
> I've been working on creating my own comps.xml file for use with a 
> kickstart install, to make a fully custom mini distribution based on 
> CentOS and/or RHEL.
> 
> Things are going well, and I'd be happy to publish the file for someone 
> else to use, if they would like.
> 
> However, I was wondering if anyone has found, or has in their posession, 
> a comprehensive guide to comps.xml, detailing which packages have which 
> dependencies, which groups are inherited, which groups are required, the 
> true definition of each directive (<packagereq 
> type="[default][mandatory][optional]>, for instance)... stuff like that. 
>  I'm sure that I can whip this out in maybe a few days, but I'd rather 
> not re-invent the wheel, ya know?
> 
> I think that's about it for now.  You guys have been very helpful over 
> the past couple months, and I greatly appreciate that and thank you all.
> 
Dan,

I found this page helpful (although not entirely comprehensive for my needs).

http://penguin.triumf.ca/comps/

hth,
Klaus