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+## livecd-stage1 example specfile
+## used to build a livecd-stage1
+
+## John Davis <zhen@gentoo.org>
+
+# subarch can be any of the supported Catalyst subarches (like athlon-xp). Refer
+# to the catalyst reference manual (http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/catalyst) for supported arches.
+# example:
+# subarch: athlon-xp
+subarch:
+
+# version stamp is an identifier for the build. can be anything you want it to be, but it
+# is usually a date.
+# example:
+# version_stamp: 2004.2
+version_stamp:
+
+# target specifies what type of build Catalyst is to do. check the catalyst reference manual
+# for supported targets.
+# example:
+# target: stage2
+target: livecd-stage1
+
+# rel_type defines what kind of build we are doing. usually, default will suffice.
+# example:
+# rel_type: default
+rel_type:
+
+# system profile used to build the media
+# example:
+# profile: default-x86-2004.0
+profile:
+
+# which snapshot to use
+# example:
+# snapshot: 20040614
+snapshot:
+
+# where the seed stage comes from, path is relative to $clst_sharedir (catalyst.conf)
+# example:
+# default/stage3-x86-2004.1
+source_subpath:
+
+# use variables that we would like to use when building the LiveCD packages
+livecd/use:
+ -X
+ -gtk
+ -svga
+ ipv6
+ socks5
+ livecd
+ fbcon
+
+# list of packages to be merged into the LiveCD fs.
+livecd/packages:
+ baselayout
+ livecd-tools
+ genkernel
+ ucl
+ kudzu
+ module-init-tools
+ hotplug
+ irssi
+ aumix
+ metalog
+ pciutils
+ parted
+ mt-st
+ links
+ star
+ strace
+ raidtools
+ nfs-utils
+ jfsutils
+ usbutils
+ speedtouch
+ xfsprogs
+ xfsdump
+ e2fsprogs
+ reiserfsprogs
+ hdparm
+ nano
+ less
+ openssh
+ dhcpcd
+ mingetty
+ pwgen
+ popt
+ dialog
+ rp-pppoe
+ gpm
+ screen
+ mirrorselect
+ penggy
+ iputils
+ hwdata-knoppix
+ hwsetup
+ bootsplash
+ device-mapper
+ lvm2
+ evms
+ vim
+ gpart
+ pwgen
+ pptpclient
+ mdadm
+ tcptraceroute
+ netcat
+ ethtool
+ wireless-tools
+ ufed