The /sites/example directory contains a "template" of what is required for site customizations of Scientific Linux(SL). See the README.steps file for more info on the steps needed to create your own "site". Definitions used in this document. 1. is the default directory of the base RPMS. In our case that will be SL. /SL/RPMS/ 2. is your sitename which is the directory under sites/ In this example it will be "example" /sites/example/ 3. is the directory where / exists In this example it is /mnt/src/sl30rolling/i386/ Note that it must be a full path name. This is NOT a tutorial on how to modify "anaconda" the installer. For more info on that see http://rau.homedns.org/twiki/bin/view/Anaconda/AnacondaDocumentationProject DIRECTORIES and FILES under /sites// /base/ comps.xml File that defines what is to be installed comps.xml.main Your working copy of the comps.xml file scripts/cp.comps.xml.main.sh Script to move comps.xml.main over as comps.xml and save old one in oldcomps/ hdlist Database of RPM headers used during hdlist2 the install. Also contain links to the actual RPM file names. Created by the genhdlist command when you use the --site option /build/scripts/build.hdlist.example.sh can be used to easily update these files. genhdlist --default --site sites/ --default Defines where /RPMS is located under Required. --site is /sites/ If --site is left off, hdlist and hdlist2 will be created in the //base/ direcory. This is needed when rpms are added or removed from the //RPMS/ directory. --site is required when RPMS are added or removed from the /sites//Updates directory. Example: genhdlist --default SL --site sites/example /mnt/src/sl30rolling/i386/ These ext2 file system images(.img) contain all the programs and files needed for an install. /sites/example/build/scripts/build.release.example.sh is used to create these images. netstg2.img ftp and http install stage2.img CD-ROM and nfs install hdstg2.img Hard disk install pkgorder List of RPMS in order of installation /Updates/ Location for "customized" rpms. You can either replace/override rpms from //RPMS/ or add your own rpms. It is up to you to make sure that all added or modified rpms can get their dependencies met between //RPMS/ and /sites//Updates . If you add or delete or change RPMS in /sites//Updates/ then you need to remake your /sites//base/hdlist* files. This is done with genhdlist. See above for more info on genhdlist and a script to make this job easier. What you can put in here: custom installer kernel rpm kernel-BOOT- .... Any RPMS that you need that are not in //RPMS/ Note that if you want these RPMS to be installed by default you must include them in your /sites//base/comps.xml file Note that if you downgrade rpms and version is lower than what is in //RPMS then you should make sure your yum config file takes this into account otherwise yum will upgrade it to the higher version. custom installer -- This is a alternative to /sites//RHupdates/ anaconda-* /build/ isolinux/ Customizations to the isolinux files used to make the install floppy and cd images. For more info on isolinux see /usr/share/doc/syslinux* . boot.msg Your customized boot.msg file. isolinux.cfg Your customized isolinux.cfg file for boot.iso . syslinux.cfg Your customized syslinux.cfg file for floppy install images . splash.lss Your customized splash.lss file. This is the "image" that is seen at the beginning of the install boot process. The .lss file format is an ascii based picture format. It is generated by using the pngtopnm program. README Documentation on how/what to change in this directory. scripts/ README Very important Explains what all the other scripts here do. locations.include build.hdlist.example.sh build.release.example.sh make.products.img.sh make.updates.img.sh make.everything.sh make.rpmdb-site.sh For explanation as to what these scripts do, read the README documentation/ Contains more documentation on building sites. graphics/ Contains examples of files used to create /isolinux/splash.lss /RHupdates/ Your python customizations to the installer. Other way is to make new anaconda-* rpms and put them in /sites//Updates/ /documentation/ .releasenote Linked from /SL.documentation/sites/ Your releasenotes. Contents are up to you. any other documentation you want /images/ Images used in booting the install process. Files with .img extensions are vfat (DOS) floppy disk images, .iso are iso9660 CD images. bootdisk.img These are created by "/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/buildinstall drvblock.img drvnet.img See /sites/example/build/scripts/build.release.site.sh pcmciadd.img See /sites/example/build/scripts/README first boot.iso pxeboot README /errata/ example/ RPMS/ Directory for site specfic errata for you to point to obsolete/ RPMS/ Directory for old rpms /SRPMS/ Directory for your site specific SRPMS's