[haiku-development] Re: Do optional packages need to include everything they do?
- From: Disreali <mdisreali@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:36:28 -0700 (PDT)
--- On Mon, 8/31/09, Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Another option is to sort the files on the CD in an optimal
> way. I did
> some reading of how some Linux Live CDs are done, and they
> seem to use
> something called squashfs, which can optionally sort the
> files in a
> way that can speed up booting. Even without that sorting I
> think
> squashfs provides other benefits that helps on Live CDs.
> I'm not
> suggesting we use it, but there might be ideas from it we
> could use to
> improve our CD boot time.
>
> In general though we should at least be able to compete
> with Linux
> Live CDs on boot-up time. Even if we can't sort this out
> for alpha 1,
> I think it should be pretty high priority after the
> release.
>
> Did Be using any tricks for their CDs?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ryan
>
One thing that I've noticed when installing the from r1a1 CD is that the system
folder and its contents is the last thing installed. I would think that it is
actually the first folder that should be install.
-Disreali
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