Re: FOSDEM 2008 - Devroom and booth
От | Joshua D. Drake |
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Тема | Re: FOSDEM 2008 - Devroom and booth |
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Msg-id | 20071130123124.582f34ef@jd-laptop обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: FOSDEM 2008 - Devroom and booth (Robert Bernier <robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca>) |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:23:32 -0500 Robert Bernier <robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca> wrote: > On Friday 30 November 2007 13:58, David Fetter wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 09:26:59AM -0800, Josh Berkus wrote: > > > > I've never tried. The ISO is almost 700mb in size. Is pgfoundry > > > > the right place for something this large? > > > > > > No, 'cause pgfoundry uses HTTP upload. We'd need to have some > > > other way to upload & download the files. Marc? I am sure we could arrange for ftp access for this to go under the /binary tree. That way it is actively mirrored all over the world. Joshua d. Drake > > > > The standard way to distribute large files is Bittorrent, and I > > believe Magnus knows the most about this :) > > I remember when Marc put the first version of pg_live on bit-torrent. > Back then I had used damn small linux to keep it small i.e. 235mb. > The thing about bit-torrent is that it would still require pg_live to > have at least one active connection which means a server would need > to run it. Where would it reside? > > > However, wouldn't there be some fairly short script which would let > > someone construct their own LiveCD? > > I woul need to create the following 3 scripts: > - script one > - copy an existing xubuntu ISO to the developer's hard-drive > - initialize a development environment for this ISO > - ensure the proper packages on the developer machine are present > (which distro?) > - script two > - to edit / remove / add the base packages for a default pg_live > ISO > - script three > - compile and copy postgres on the developer's default OS over to > pg_live which incorporates all the necesary libaries for the various > procedural languages that pg_live uses. > > Finally, I would need to automate the process of adding pg_live > specific documentation. > > As you can see, creating the necesary script is a major undertaking. > But you're right, if this existed it would sure make life easier for > all parties concerned. > > > While on the subject of LiveCDs--CDs and DVDs in general, come to > > think of it--I've noticed that the vast majority of people at trade > > shows stuff such things into their goodie bag and then throw them > > out unopened. > > I sure hope you're not seeing this happen with the CD. I pour my > heart into making an ISO from scratch :-( > (but not so bad when I'm just upgrading postgres). > > > regards > > Robert > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your > friend >
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