=== shtylman__ is now known as shtylman [04:43] corp186: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Installer/Development?action=show&redirect=InstallerDevelopment that should get you started [04:43] the branch is located at: https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-installer/ubiquity/trunk [04:44] you can ignore the IRC notification bits [04:44] and to build the package after you make changes: run debuild [04:45] more commonly, we just have a virtual machine and make the changes in that so we can test them quicker [14:09] shtylman: I've been poring over that info, but I'm still a little lost [14:09] how do I create a new installation iso [14:10] I checked out the dists branch of debian-installer [14:10] and checked out all the relevant packages [14:10] then I used the debian instructions to try to build installation media [14:11] like "fakeroot make build_cdrom_isolinux" [14:11] but it ends up making a tarball, and not an iso [16:10] corp186: why do you want to make a whole new iso? [16:11] shtylman: maybe I don't need to, but I want to test changes to the installer [16:11] so how can I make changes and test them? [16:11] for development and testing you don't need to make a whole new iso, you can just boot a live environment and install your created deb into that [16:12] I don't understand, but there are many holes in my understanding of how the installer works [16:12] or... as I suggest, have a live environment (or even an installed system) in a virtual machine. Then install the ubiquity package in that system [16:13] corp186: you can run the ubiquity installer from and installed system, it does not have to be from a live CD [16:13] I think I see what you're getting at, so I have further questions [16:13] k [16:13] I'm having a hard time understanding how the d-i installer is put together [16:14] from what I can tell, the installer runs programs from a series of packages [16:14] if that's correct, where is the data that strings it all together in the right order [16:14] I am not too familiar with d-i itself (my work is mainly in the frontend) but yes... there are a number of scripts that ubiquity calls out to [16:15] I'm looking at modifying the underlying installation, not ubiquity (yet) [16:15] the people to ask (they are not online right now) are cjwatson who has been working on the installer for a long time and also evand who works and maintails ubiquity currently [16:15] shtylman: thanks [16:16] np