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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!worldnet.att.net!news.u.washington.edu!news.alt.net!newspost1.alt.net!pavanas From: pavanas@nomina.ccia.com (pavanas abludo incusus) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: infinite loop in sysinstall Date: 11 May 1997 18:45:18 GMT Organization: Aragorn Asteria Lines: 52 Message-ID: <slrn5nc4ui.6h8.pavanas@nomina.ccia.com> References: <5kije3$7ke$2@news9.gte.net> <336D27CA.167EB0E7@FreeBSD.org> <slrn5mupgs.1mq.pavanas@nomina.ccia.com> <slrn5n6pbj.sk4.pavanas@nomina.ccia.com> <3373FAE2.1CFBAE39@FreeBSD.org> Reply-To: pavanas@smalt.net X-Newsreader: slrn (0.9.3.2 UNIX) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:40728 On Fri, 09 May 1997 21:34:42 -0700, Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org> mused and hath written: >pavanas abludo incusus wrote: >> the `stand/sysinstall' is great when it works. it is a horror when >> something goes awry. > >Well, I won't argue the evil of a non-functioning sysinstall, but I >think that people are also perhaps doing the "non-UNIX" thing and >stopping once sysinstall fails to install their packages, forgetting >that before sysinstall's package installer ever existed, people were >happily running "pkg_add" on package files. > Does waiting overnight count? I did actually leave everything be and shut off only the monitor at around 7:00 PM. The next day around 10:00 AM nothing had changed at all. Do you think I waited sufficiently long enough? Yes the sysinstall is a nice addition but I would think that it could at least install the basic system before going out to lunch. Once you have a running system methods of adding are not so limited. Provided that root doesn't reach 109% Capacity (which did annihilate and otherwise succesful install). >In fact, sysinstall has gotten too bloated, and some things (like the >Apache web configurator) are being taken out again. They should have >been part of a system administration tool from the start, never part of >the initial installation tool. > Well after 18 attempts, I finally did get what I wanted the way I wanted it. Maybe sysinstall requires both endurance and patience. Some packages never would install. Sometimes some did and sometimes they did not. No real discernable pattern was seen. > > >But in any case: "Warty things too big, start over." :-) > And keep doing it 'til you get it right buggy software notwithstanding. >[Extra credit to those who can identify the reference. :)] >-- >- Jordan Hubbard > FreeBSD core team / Walnut Creek CDROM. cheers -- IHS pavanas The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame of blame. Hobbs