From a373a8eafef821242f1858ca8525dc1da8be5de8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Flatt Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:20:33 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] tweaks to build-farm configuraiton instructions original commit: 9f72a67e79e37e4003e8fc248026b782c0d3e9d0 --- pkgs/distro-build/doc.txt | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/pkgs/distro-build/doc.txt b/pkgs/distro-build/doc.txt index bdd4950..08d46cf 100644 --- a/pkgs/distro-build/doc.txt +++ b/pkgs/distro-build/doc.txt @@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ site will be made available. To use the `snapshot-sire' makefile target, then `#:site-dest' will need to be specified, normally as a path that ends with the value produced by `(current-stamp)'. +Hint: When developing a configuration file, use an empty set of +packages to a configuration that works as quickly as possible. Then, +change the list of packages to the ones that you actually want in the +installers. + Machine Requirements -------------------- @@ -86,8 +91,8 @@ Each Windows client needs the following: default folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0 (32-bit host) C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0 (64-bit host) - * Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS), installed in the - default folder: + * Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) verstion 2.x, installed + in the default folder: C:\Program Files\NSIS\makensis.exe or C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\makensis.exe or installed so that `makensis' in your PATH. @@ -158,8 +163,9 @@ Site-configuration keywords (where means no spaces, etc.): #:max-vm --- max number of VMs allowed to run with this machine, counting the machine; defaults to 1 - #:vbox --- Virtual Box machine name; if provided the - virtual machine is started and stopped on the server as needed + #:vbox --- Virtual Box machine name (as shown, for example, + in the Virtual Box GUI); if provided, the virtual machine is + started and stopped on the server as needed #:platform --- 'windows or 'unix, defaults to 'unix