Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of Obsolete/MovedToTree/PackageManagement/TODO


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Timestamp:
May 22, 2012, 7:27:29 PM (12 years ago)
Author:
bonefish
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Add boot loader TODO

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  • Obsolete/MovedToTree/PackageManagement/TODO

    v18 v19  
    2323  * Implement a GUI package manager.
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     25=== Boot loader ===
     26  * Currently the stage 1 boot loader requires the stage 2 boot loader to be in the file `system/haiku_loader` on the BFS boot volume. Since the stage 2 boot loader itself should also be subject to package management, that means it currently the package manager has to extract it from the system package. It would be nicer, if the stage 1 boot loader could load the stage 2 boot loader directly from the system package. Since the space for the stage 1 boot loader is too limited to deal with the HPKG format (< 1 KB in total), the format would probably have to be extended to provide an easily accessible bootstrap code. Alternatively additional space for the stage 1 boot loader would have to be found/made in the BFS on-disk format.
     27
    2528=== Miscellaneous ===
    2629  * Modify Expander to use a directory instead of the `expander.rules` file. This way a package (like xz-utils or p7zip) can contribute a single file with the rules for its tools.