[Nix-dev] Looking for patch review "minimal bootable image"

[Marc Weber]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:31:36PM +0100, Marc Weber wrote:
> I've had some trouble installing nixos on a vservers.
> That's why I've added a file installer/bootstrapping-nixos-minimal.nix.
> HAve a look at the steps a) -> d) below to see how easy it is installing
> nixos without a live cd. 
> Things to improve: don't include > 100 MB glibc library. That's nearly
> impossible to upload that image to a server if you have a slow internet
> connection. (You can always build the image on the server yourself..)
> Maybe this was already possibled and I've just missed it?
> Is it worth adding to the manual ?

Hmm there are still some small bugs I've fixed now.
remote building isn't supported yet (TODO)
So maybe give some feedback wether you find this useful.

Marc Weber