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Gentoo Linux Installer TODO
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
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If you are working or plan to work on a task here put your name by it.
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Things still needing to be done for the ALPHA release (on experimental livecd):
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Backend:
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rewrite install_filesystem_tools()
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DHCP client-controller side doesn't work. (kindof fixed?)
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DialogFE:
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where does hostname get set?
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gtkFE:
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listed in fe/gtk/TODO
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Things to put into the BETA release:
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Add add_groups to ALL the files
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Add binary kernel option for ALL files.
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Fix the hacked up exception code.
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secondary progress bar and X of Y for emerge notifications
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add steps descriptions and a way for the FEs to show them
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add documentation?
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merge progress bar with a tailbox for dialogfe.
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support for /etc/portage/*
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partitioning error checking.
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Future feature requests:
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add distcc support
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add auto-update script to crontab once every week.
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if you chose to emerge X, have it configured and set to start on bootup
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god help us if we have to get your printer set up too!
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Done:
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Add custom kernel code. (codeman)
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Fix bootloader code for udev. (codeman)
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Add rest of add_users and fix overwriting user info bug (codeman and agaffney)
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Switch most outputs to tty8 (codeman)
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custom kernel and kernel bootsplash options. (codeman)
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i gotta check for dhcp in the network stuff and emerge it if it is? (codeman)
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so 'PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/mnt/gentoo/var/tmp"
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PKGDIR="/mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages" quickpkg xorg-x11' then
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emerge -K xorg-x11 (agaffney)
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Add networking setup for CC (samyron!)
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dialog progres bar (codeman)
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Progress bar. (agaffney)
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services step.add coldplug and hotplug when doing genkernel. (codeman)
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setting gateway and DNS servers. (codeman)
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Make sure partitioning somewhat works. (agaffney)
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update partitioning stuff (agaffney) (thank you!)
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