[Planetlab-devel] myplc-devel

[Mark Huang]

> My personal opinion on this matter is that at this stage we do not
> need a perfectly wrapped nor self-contained packaging. We did not
> reach the point yet, where we'd need to create a build env as easily
> as, say, mysql-devel. So a combination of instructions/scripts, in
> much the same way as pl_box used to work, could probably do the trick.

Okay. Well, here are the basic steps (and options for each step):

1. Install Fedora Core 4. Two options:
	a. In a chroot with yum --installroot, I can provide a script for this.
	b. For real with a boot CD/DVD, I can provide a kickstart script for  
this.

2. Obtain access to Fedora Core 4 binaries. Two options:
	a. Leave everything as is. The build scripts will try the Princeton  
CS Fedora mirror via FTP, then CoBlitz via HTTP. This could be very  
slow and/or non-reproducible. It also requires network access.
	b. Copy Fedora Core 4 base, extras, and updates to /usr/share/ 
mirrors/fedora from your favorite (or Thierry's, or Princeton's)  
Fedora Core 4 mirror. I can provide a script for this.

3. Download PlanetLab source code. Two options:
	a. Checkout the "build" directory from Princeton. Run "make" inside  
the "build" directory, which will checkout code from Princeton.
	b. Export all source code from Princeton (I can provide the command  
for this). Import into local repository (can also provide command for  
this). Checkout "build" from your local repository. Run "make" inside  
the "build" directory, which will checkout code from your local  
repository.

Supporting all of these options with a single script could be  
difficult. I recommend:

1a -> 2b -> 3b

With a --url option to specify which Fedora Core mirror to use.