Catalyst component.
Global:
-- Remove spec_prefix from all exported variables
+- remove spec_prefix from all exported variables
- 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
+- add more validation and checking to code
- 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
+ - setup defaults if host isn't configured
+ - do not assume end-user is a Release Engineer/Developer
+ - fallback to defaults on invalid options, by default (opt-out)
+ - more verbose error reporting to assist in troubleshooting problems
+ - perform verifications before starting processing
+ - referenced files exist
+ - seed has required components for building
+- support new portage features
+ - cache backends
- metadata_overlay (portage default in 2.1.6)
- - sqlite
- - Jobs
- - Load Average
- - Dependency checking
- - Deep checking
- - Complete Graph
- - Build-time dependencies
+ - sqlite
+ - jobs
+ - load average
+ - dependency checking
+ - --deep
+ - --complete-graph
+ - --with-bdeps y (Build-time dependencies)
- USE changes
- - newuse versus changed-use
- - Failure detection
- - Add --keep-going support
+ - --newuse
+ - --reinstall changed-use
+ - failure detection
+ - --keep-going
+ - --resume --skipfirst
- detect GCC version in seed stages for supported settings (CFLAGS)
- add statistics gathering/reporting
- - counter
+ - counters
- sessions started/completed/failed
- - targets started/completed/failed (and per-subarch here, too)
- - sessions/targets run-time, CPU/RAM/disk usage (max and final)
- - guage
+ - targets started/completed/failed (and per-subarch here, too)
+ - sessions/targets run-time, CPU/RAM/disk usage (max and final)
+ - guages
- sessions/targets active
- - caching information
+ - caching information
- packages/stages/snapshots in respective caches
- cache hit ratio/percent
- - cache age
+ - cache age
- timing information
- - currently-running jobs
- - specific tasks
- - dependency calculation
- - unpacking seeds
- - easily retrievable (text files? BDB? SQLite? configurable?) for SNMP, etc
-- add option to perform update of the (in-cache) seed before processing target
+ - currently-running jobs
+ - specific tasks
+ - dependency calculation
+ - unpacking seeds
+ - easily retrievable (text files? BDB? SQLite? configurable?) for monitoring
Config:
- security
- - sign materials automatically
+ - automated signing
+ - security updates
- logging
- add logging support (partially done through use of catalyst.output.msg())
- file-based
- - syslog
+ - syslog
- add notification capabilities
- email
- - snmp trap
-- seperate out options that control catalyst versus the package manager
- - options key should specify catalyst options
+ - snmp trap
+- seperate catalyst options from the package manager options
+ - options key should specify catalyst options only
- new keys for package managers
- portage_features
- - pkgcore_features
+ - pkgcore_features
+- clean up mixed host/target options
+ - save/restore host settings
+ - ccache (size, location, etc)
+ - distcc (distcc_hosts, allowed, logging, etc)
+ - icecream (icecream_hosts, etc)
+- add options to update the caches/seeds before processing targets
+ - validate caches, update as necessary
+ - trust caches to be accurate
+ - update packages in seed
+ - no updates
+ - minimal updates (toolchain and dependencies, basically)
+ - update world
Targets:
- add support for livedvd/liveusb
- do we use livecd/type or something new
- - make livedvd type perform several actions automatically, if configured
- - auto-fetch distfiles
- - automatically pull stages
- - local disk via absolute or relative path
- - URI
+ - perform automatic actions, if configured
+ - auto-fetch non-target materials
+ - snapshots
+ - distfiles
+ - stages
+ - local absolute or relative path
+ - support URIs
+ - absolute URI path
+ - base URI path
+ - allow tarball names to be derived from target name
+ - create a default user
- 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
+ - netboot/boot/loader: pxelinux elilo
+ - livecd/boot/loader: isolinux elilo
- add ability to specify other "bootables" to build/install, like memtest86+
- do we use a single spec key or multiple?
- - single
- - livecd/boot/image: memtest|/path/to/image (pre-built, label=memtest)
- - livecd/boot/image: memtest86+ (use PM)
- - livecd/boot/image: memtest|build-memtest86+ (use PM, change label)
- - livecd/boot/image: memtest|auto (locate in cache, try build, and fail)
- - multiple
- - livecd/boot/labels: gentoo gentoo-nofb gentoo-nodetect memtest
- - livecd/boot/image: gentoo gentoo gentoo memtest86 ("kernel" line)
- - livecd/boot/opts: default default default,nodetect none
- - do we also need a way to specify an initrd with this?
+ - single
+ - boot/image: memtest|/path/to/image (pre-built, label=memtest)
+ - livecd/boot/image: memtest86+ (use PM to build)
+ - livecd/boot/image: memtest|build-memtest86+ (use PM, change label)
+ - livecd/boot/image: memtest|auto (locate in cache, try build, fail)
+ - multiple
+ - livecd/boot/labels: gentoo gentoo-nofb gentoo-nodetect memtest
+ - livecd/boot/image: gentoo gentoo gentoo memtest86 ("kernel" line)
+ - livecd/boot/opts: default default default,nodetect none
+ - do we also need a way to specify an initrd with this?
- setup defaults for each arch
- - allow overrides/adds
- - verify usability on arch
+ - allow user-defined overrides/adds
+ - verify usability on arch
- add variable support for spec files
- automatic substitution
- %DATESTAMP%
- - %BUILDDIR%
+ - %BUILDDIR%
- user-defined
- %DISTRIBUTION%
- - %AUTHOR%
+ - %AUTHOR%
- add new targets
- - system (functionally equivalent to stages 1 through 3, produces "stage3")
- - world (stage4 work-a-like)
+ - system
+ - aligned with current stage3, but has all lower-level work done (toolchain)
+ - world
+ - stage4 work-a-like
+ - all-stages
+ - perform stages 1, 2, and 3 (and 4?)
+ - all-images
+ - perform all-stages, if necessary
+ - build all image types
+ - LiveCD
+ - LiveDVD
+ - LiveUSB
+ - NetBoot
+ - standalone
+ - nfsroot
- merge livecd-stage1 and livecd-stage2 into livecd target
- do we add targets for other live (LiveDVD, LiveUSB, LiveNet) media?
- add support for multiple userland images on a single media
- 32-bit and 64-bit kernels/userlands
- multiple arches/ABIs
- normal and debug kernels/userlands
+- perform fetches before builds
+- smarter auto-resume/caching
+ - store failure info
+ - attempt normal --resume or equivalent auto-resume
+ - remove object from seed/package caches
+ - try --resume then --skipfirst to continue
+ - attempt to resolve issue, where possible
+ - merge failing package individually
+ - again with unset MAKEOPTS
+ - detect optional changes
+ - CFLAGS/LDFLAGS/etc
+ - reduce duplicated cache files
+ - shared caches, where possible
+ - symlinks
+ - hard links
+- include livecd-tools functionality
+ - userspace device enumeration/configuration
+ - pre-defined hardware information for OEM/VAR machines
+ - detect/setup network
+ - on-line updating support
+ - driver modules
+ - kernel (via kexec) when possible
+ - hardware definitions
+ - video detection/setup
+ - use hald/dbus to help standardize
+ - media-specific fixups
+ - opengl configuration
+ - auto-login on consoles
+ - setup serial console
+ - prevent rc system from unmounting incorrectly
+
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