Installer (does not exist as GNUstep software, but this is a working prototype)

[alexmyczko]

I am not sure you are interested in this, but I wrote an "iselect" (http://www.ossp.org/pkg/tool/iselect/) based installer for the http://livecd.gnustep.org/

I would love to make it a GNUstep application... what do you think?

Here's the shell script:

#!/bin/bash

# this is the GNUSTEP installer
# using iselect

# use -m for multiple line options
# use special <s,result text> syntax for lines selectable
# and have everything on one page

PROD=GNUSTEP
VER=2.5.1
T="Install $PROD $VER"

# warn if not run as root

# partition target disk
echo "This will guide you through installing $PROD $VER to the selected disk."
echo
echo "Here is a list of available disks and partitions"
file -s /dev/sd*
echo
echo "Please create one partition for /boot (512 MB) and one for / (4+ GB)"
echo "You can choose XFS or BTRFS (compressed by default) for the /"
echo
echo "Press ENTER to continue."
read
DISK=`ls /dev/sd? | iselect -a -f -n "$T" -t "Select Disk to partition"`
cfdisk $DISK
#echo "The next step is to write a filesystem"
#echo "We will use ext4 for /boot and you can choose XFS or BTRFS for /"
FS=`echo -e "XFS\nBTRFS" | iselect -a -f -n "$T" -t "Select Filesystem to write"`
# mkfs.xfs ${DISK}

##echo "Select the OS you want" linux or kfreebsd (needs ufs)
## no more ufsutils for linux
##echo "Select the architecture you want" amd64 or i686
##ARCH=`echo -e "x86_64\ni686" | iselect -a -f -n "Install $PROD $VER" -t "Select Architecture"`
## we dont support i686 anymore

#echo "Select the distribution you want" debian or ubuntu
DIST=`echo -e "stretch\nsid\nxenial" | iselect -a -f -n "$T" -t "Select Distribution"`
## if ubuntu doesn't work, don't buggerer me
#echo "Select the init system you want" init or systemd
INIT=`echo -e "init\nsystemd" | iselect -a -f -n "$T" -t "Select Init System"`

# BIG FAT WARNING
# nethack msg of no return
echo "HERE BE DRAGONS"
echo "IF YOUR CAT NOW JUMPS TO THE ENTER KEY, YOU ARE SAFE"
echo "TYPE GNUSTEP IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE."
#21:54 < aosdict> "You are standing at the gate to Gehennom. Unspeakable cruelty and harm lurk
down there. Are you sure you want to enter?"
#21:54 < aosdict> "So be it. You fall down the stairs."
read

#cdebootstrap $DIST /target http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/
#echo "Installing GRUB2"
#grub-install --root-directory=/target $DISK

echo "Installation of $PROD $VER to $DISK finished."
echo "Login as root, and use passwd to setup a password."
echo "Create a user with adduser USERNAME to create a user to work with."
echo "Press ENTER to reboot."
read

[trunkmaster]

This is great idea to create GNUstep application. And I've already though about it. But I'm afraid I don't have enough time to do it in the near future. In general I wish NEXTSPACE to be platform, ecosystem for application development and enhancements. That's why I narrow down apllication list I'll be busy with.

[alexmyczko]

According to
https://repology.org/metapackage/gnustep-gui/versions

CentOS doesn't even ship GNUstep make,base,gui,back packages? and yours are pretty old...

Will you support all your development, as specific source tarball releases? say nextspace-preferences.tar.gz and nextspace-login.tar.gz ?

[trunkmaster]

It can be an option. Would you recommend a resource where I can place those tarballs other than github?
Speaking about GNUstep libraries version, I plan to push my enhancements to GNUstep project. So NextSpace will be based on the latest GNUstep releases.

[alexmyczko]

I think GNUstep GAP would be the right place but it feels cumbersome to use?