[Libosinfo] [PATCH 11/12] fedora: Add netiso media entries

[Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 01:52:07PM +0000, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Christophe Fergeau
>> <cfergeau at redhat.com> wrote:
>> > On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 04:04:58PM +0000, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) wrote:
>> >> ---
>> >>  data/oses/fedora.xml.in | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/data/oses/fedora.xml.in b/data/oses/fedora.xml.in
>> >> index d56d024..9eaa691 100644
>> >> --- a/data/oses/fedora.xml.in
>> >> +++ b/data/oses/fedora.xml.in
>> >> @@ -3947,6 +3947,7 @@
>> >>
>> >>      <!-- Server -->
>> >>
>> >> +    <!-- DVD -->
>> >>      <media arch="i686">
>> >>        <variant id="server"/>
>> >>        <url>http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/21/Server/i386/iso/Fedora-Server-DVD-i386-21.iso</url>
>> >> @@ -3970,6 +3971,30 @@
>> >>        <initrd>isolinux/initrd.img</initrd>
>> >>      </media>
>> >>
>> >> +    <!-- Network Installer -->
>> >> +    <media arch="i686">
>> >> +      <variant id="server"/>
>> >> +      <url>http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/21/Server/i386/iso/Fedora-Server-netinst-i386-21.iso</url>
>> >> +      <iso>
>> >> +        <volume-id>Fedora-S.*21.*-i386</volume-id>
>> >> +        <system-id>LINUX</system-id>
>> >> +        <volume-size>505403392</volume-size>
>> >> +      </iso>
>> >> +      <kernel>isolinux/vmlinuz</kernel>
>> >> +      <initrd>isolinux/initrd.img</initrd>
>> >> +    </media>
>> >> +    <media arch="x86_64">
>> >> +      <variant id="server"/>
>> >> +      <url>http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/21/Server/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Server-netinst-x86_64-21.iso</url>
>> >> +      <iso>
>> >> +        <volume-id>Fedora-S.*-21.*-x86_64</volume-id>
>> >> +        <system-id>LINUX</system-id>
>> >> +        <volume-size>444067840</volume-size>
>> >> +      </iso>
>> >> +      <kernel>isolinux/vmlinuz</kernel>
>> >> +      <initrd>isolinux/initrd.img</initrd>
>> >> +    </media>
>> >> +
>> >
>> > Shouldn't libosinfo users be able to differentiate between netinst/full
>> > DVD inst?
>>
>> No, I don't see any need for that. I do plan to add a new
>> "server-netiso" (or simply "netiso" since I'm told the ISO is pretty
>> generic)
>
> In my initial email, "libosinfo user" = "application using libosinfo
> programmatically", I think this is what you are answering to here.
>
>
>> but I'm planning to keep the (user-visible) name to be the
>> same as that of "server" since its not exactly a variant but rather we
>> want to treat it as such to work around this issue of Fedora netiso
>> express installation and F21 not providing an installer DVD for
>> Workstation.
>
>
> You want to do that,

Just to be clear, you mean you agree I should go with my plan above?

> other applications might want to use that
> distinction for other purposes, not only to get a f21 unattended installer.

Maybe but I wonder what can they possibly do with that information
since all they can see is that the two medias are different.

-- 
Regards,

Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
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