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author | Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@wolf31o2.org> | 2009-01-08 15:45:13 -0800 |
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committer | Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@wolf31o2.org> | 2009-01-08 15:45:13 -0800 |
commit | 833a9af1c47b161605f3b077b201dad9c7817236 (patch) | |
tree | 847f81892e9e7dd5d059f1e41f8a9469cc276d72 /TODO | |
parent | screw you python...hard (diff) | |
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Rewrote TODO to make it clearer and added a ton of new items to it.
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@@ -1,26 +1,81 @@ +This file is a rough list of changes that need to be made to catalyst. If you +have questions about any of these items, or wish to help with development, send +them to the gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org mailing list. Bug reports should +be filed at http://tinyurl.com/79slrk (http://bugs.gentoo.org) under the +Catalyst component. + +Global: - Remove spec_prefix from all exported variables -- sign materials automatically -- create logs -- send emails -- add multiple target support + - variables without spec_prefix are global and used in all targets + - variables with spec_prefix only apply to that target +- add multiple target support for spec files + - target: stage1 + - targets: stage1 stage2 stage3 stage4 livecd netboot +- add more validation and checking for code which affects both host and target + - setup defaults if host isn't configured + - allow configuration globally (catalyst.conf), per-spec, or per-target + - ccache + - check host settings (size, location, etc) and restore them when done + - distcc + - check host settings (distcc_hosts, etc) and restore them when done + - icecream + - check host settings (icecream_hosts, etc) and restore them when done +- add support for new portage features + - Cache backends + - metadata_overlay + - sqlite + - Jobs + - Load Average + - Dependency checking + - Deep checking + - Complete Graph + - Build-time dependencies + - USE changes + - newuse versus changed-use + - Failure detection + - Add --keep-going support +- detect GCC version in seed stages for supported settings (CFLAGS) + +Config: +- security + - sign materials automatically +- logging + - add logging support + - file-based + - syslog + - add notification capabilities + - email + - snmp trap - separate out options that control catalyst versus the package manager -- add a new livecd/type for livedvd - - make livedvd type perform several actions automatically + - options key should specify catalyst options + - new keys for package managers + - portage_features + - pkgcore_features + +Targets: +- add support for livedvd + - do we use livecd/type or something new + - make livedvd type perform several actions automatically, if configured - auto-fetch distfiles - automatically pull stages -- check that distcc_hosts is set before enabling distcc -- allow setting of distcc_hosts in catalyst.conf with override in the specs -- check ccache settings, such as size, and ensure we don't overwrite them -- perform user management via a loop in livecd-stage2 -- add portage jobs support - - --jobs - - --keep-going - - --load-average -- perform GCC version detection in seed stages to determine supported settings -- build bootloaders for targets on-demand, rather than using pre-built tarballs -- support for placeholders in spec file, both automatic and user-specifed - - %DATESTAMP% could be automatic - - %BUILDDIR% would be nice for livecd/iso instead of specifying full path -- switch to "mix-in" cdtar files - - rebuilding 5 cdtar files to bump memtest86+ is stupid - - livecd/cdtar: isolinux elilo memtest86+ + - local disk via absolute or relative path + - URI +- change user creation to be more flexible + - stage4 and netboot support +- build boot software for targets on-demand + - removes cdtar requirement + - allows one to specify multiple bootloaders + - boot/loader: grub elilo + - netboot/boot/loader: pxelinux elilo + - livecd/boot/loader: isolinux elilo + - add ability to specify other "bootables" to build/install, like memtest86+ + - livecd/boot/image: memtest|/path/to/image + - do we also need a way to specify an initrd with this? +- add variable support for spec files + - automatic substitution + - %DATESTAMP% + - %BUILDDIR% + - user-defined + - %DISTRIBUTION% + - %AUTHOR% + |