> On Nov 12, 2015, at 7:40 AM, JAYDEN CHARBONNEAU <[email protected]> > wrote: > > From what I was reading,I might have a problem (And potentially other users > as well).Back in the FD 1.1 distro,I had my install directory as > C:\SYSTEM\.When the installation finished,it would be C:\SYSTEM\BIN.If the > installation is hard coded to install at C:\FDOS,users may end up having to > EDIT every single config file to point to their new directory.
I keep saying, nothing is “hard-coded” in the installer. The installer initializes its target location in a variable %FTARGET% on drive %FDRIVE%. There is no user prompting to change this from C:\FDOS at present. Also, based on what Jim wants there will never be an option to change it in basic mode. After I get around to creating vask for V8, I will add the ability to change the target in advanced mode. > If a choice was added,that would allow for some functionality.As for the > backup during the installation,that would be the wise thing to do.No matter > WHAT mode the user is in (Basic or advanced),backing up data is always the > best route to go.This way,if something should go wrong,they still have their > data.The backup utility should backup the ENTIRE drive,compress it,and save > it to a drive.If the user is in ADVANCED mode,they can specify where the > backup is to save.Otherwise,it automatically saves to C:\FDOS.OLD\blablabla. In basic mode, FDI asks if the user wants to backup their DOS directory. If so, it clones it to a unique backup folder on the target drive. In advanced mode, the user can do that or choose the zipped backup option. The whole point to making a backup of the DOS dir is only for user convenience to access original config files and possibly simple utilities that are not part of the OS. A full system backup should be the users responsibility. > The install process should ask for this prompt near the beginning:"1.I am > installing a new copy of FreeDOS | 2.I am updating FreeDOS [Advanced > mode]".Something along those lines,this way the user has the option to not > completely REINSTALL the OS. FDI does a lot to determine if a pre-existing OS is already installed. Maybe at some point, an “upgrade my packages” only option will make into Advanced mode. But, unless Jim says he wants this, it will probably not be the case in basic mode. > As for FDINST REMOVE taking up time,I honestly don't see how it > could.Checking to see if a file already exists takes MILLISECONDS to > compute.Checking 24 files to see if they exist would be hardly noticeable,if > at all. (This runs on the assumption that you aren't running some potato from > 1981).I will add on to this email later,I am out of time right now. That is not the time consuming part. Mostly, it comes down to properly parsing multiple lists of possible conflicting packages in batch logic and also running FDINST REMOVE on large packages like FPC, PERL…. > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Oh, one more thing on the FDI floppy image. > > If you want to customize what packages are in the “ALL Packages”, just update > the A:\FDSETUP\SETUP\FDALLB.LST text file to include them. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
