Bug 191309

Summary:	An Ebuild for installing Inferno OS as a virtual OS
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Warren Wilkinson <wagwilk>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	dschridde+gentoobugs, stas
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.vitanuova.com/index.html
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	inferno OS ebuild

Description Warren Wilkinson 2007-09-04 23:05:08 UTC

This ebuild installs Inferno OS into /home/inferno, so that it can be run like so:
$> PATH="/home/inferno/Linux/386/bin:$PATH"
$> cd /home/inferno/Linux/386/bin
$> emu -r/home/inferno

(Success, you get a prompt, and can type 'wm/wm' to start the window manager!)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:




The version number for the ebuild doesn't really reflect the version number of InfernoOS, I didn't really see any version numbers associated with the OS unfortunately.

This ebuild works, but it could be improved. The Inferno OS instructions recommend installing as a custom user -- this ebuild creates on, but is prevented from switching to it during the installation (I think its a sandbox issue) -- this doesn't prevent InfernoOS from working.

Also, the process for starting Inferno isn't as simple as it could be, but I doubt thats a problem -- anyone wanting to try an experimental OS is probably prepared to append directories to their PATH environment variable, and is familiar with command line arguments.

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-09-05 05:50:54 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> This ebuild

I can't see any ebuild, unfortunately.

Comment 2 Warren Wilkinson 2007-09-07 05:54:44 UTC

Created attachment 130241 [details]
inferno OS ebuild

Comment 3 Warren Wilkinson 2007-09-07 05:55:21 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> Created an attachment (id=130241) [edit]
> inferno OS ebuild
> 

I must have mistakenly forgotten to attach it, fixed now.