Re: poudriere-image(8) and the required /usr/freebsd-dist files for installation

Hello Emmanuel,

Oh, I see! Thank you for the quick response.

Cheers,
Faraz

On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 12:11:29PM +0200, Emmanuel Vadot wrote:
> 
>  Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:37:22 +0000
> Faraz Vahedi <kfv@kfv.io> wrote:
> 
> > Greetings hackers,
> > 
> > I have heard a lot about the poudriere-image(8), and it seems to be
> > widely used despite maturity.
> > 
> > I gave it a try, and it indeed works fantastically. But there are a
> > few things I could not yet find a proper way to resolve. The most
> > important one is that the final image does not contain the required
> > /usr/freebsd-dist files, and therefore it either should fetch them
> > or fails to proceed with the installation.
> > 
> > How would you handle it when the ``packagelist'' is provided and
> > you cannot fetch and overlay the files from upstream?
> > 
> > I appreciate any help. Cheers.
> > 
> > Respectfully,
> > Faraz
> 
>  The goal for poudriere-image was never to be able to provide installer
> images. The only goal is to provide live image that can be booted from
> usb, network, or directly dd on a disk.
> 
>  Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> <manu@freebsd.org>
>