On Thu, 2013-01-17 at 18:28 -0300, Reartes Guillermo wrote: > I have the following proposal for the 'updates=' (anaconda) boot parameter: > > * updates=<url> > > This is the current 'updates' boot parameter. <URL> = Image containing > updates over FTP or HTTP. > > * updates=latest > > This proposed boot parameter makes anaconda get the latest version of > anaconda (POST-RELEASE) UPDATES image from the standard location. > (Requires internet). > This will make possible for Anaconda developers to issue hot-fixes for > post release, if they see fit for it. (A new criteria for those > hot-fixes may be needed). > > Example of standard location: > http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/installer/f18-latest-anaconda-UPDATES.img I can see the attraction in this idea, but the problem with it is that a general-purpose updates.img which piles up all post-release fixes on top of each other may cause problems - say some other fix that has nothing to do with the bug you're trying to deal with causes some kind of error for you. But hey, it'd be an option and it'd work for some people, it'd be cool if someone decided to go and write it. > Additionally: > > An extra boot entry could be added to Fedora ISO, under > 'troubleshooting' (since it should not be done by default). > > The boot entry can be named 'Update the installer to latest version > and install Fedora'. > Such entry could make use of the proposed boot parameter > 'updates=latest'. This will make easy to update the installer from the > media. (no need to type URLs). This I would be worried about because of the above issue - it's the kind of thing someone would use just because it seemed like a good general idea, and then maybe they hit some kind of bug (because we don't test post-release changes to anaconda very hard) and that's bad. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
