From d4c28c1dec9edc30149176e05a3b78f72751cf10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Brian C. Lane" Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:24:06 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add post about mkksiso updates --- _posts/2021-12-15-mkksiso.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2021-12-15-mkksiso.md diff --git a/_posts/2021-12-15-mkksiso.md b/_posts/2021-12-15-mkksiso.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..58fddad8107b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2021-12-15-mkksiso.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: mkksiso updates +author: bcl +tags: lorax +--- + +In Lorax 36.3 I have fixed a number of `mkksiso` bugs reported by Zdenek Veleba +(thanks!), it now allows filenames up to 253 characters, and will +return an error if any of them are longer than that. Return codes are now working, +so you can check for errors in scripts, and there was a bunch of cleanup of support +for the other arches. + +`mkksiso` is used to take a boot.iso and add a kickstart to it, creating an iso that +will be automatically installed when it is booted. You can optionally add new directories +to the iso and reference them from the kickstart like this: + + repo --name=extra-repo --baseurl=file:///run/install/repo/extra-repo/ + +Read the [full documentation here](https://weldr.io/lorax/mkksiso.html).