On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 joseph.r.bezouska@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Howdy -- > > Anaconda newbie, here -- been studying the docs/source > (pkgorder, rpmmodule.c, depends.c, etc) to follow the > process of establishing bootstrap install RPM ordering. > Having trouble, though, reconciling an observation to > the code. > > Installing "minimal" 8.0 (largely only Core, Base, Dial-up comps) > yields this RPM install order on my system (from /root/install.log > as well as rpm -qa --last): > > 1. glibc-common > 2. hwdata > 3. redhat-menus > 4. setup > 5. filesystem > 6. basesystem > ..... (so on) ...... > > Some docs speak of how basesystem should be the first > installed, and its dependence (noted in comps file) on > filesystem and in turn setup seems to make the order of > 4, 5, and 6 make sense. > > However, looking over comps and basesystem, I'm missing > why 1, 2, and 3 in particular would install first. AFAIK you don't need to concern yourself with install order. Unless, maybe, you want to cut a custom CD with only those packages you need. I personally like to install from a web server, and use the webserver logs to discern the order packages are installed. -- Please, reply only to the list.
