On 04/27/2011 11:12 AM, James E. Davies wrote:
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> If anyone has the time, please can they post some advice on whether
> SL6 site/spin building would work for me in the following context:
>
> I have a task that is on-going (like perpetual) meteorological data
> processing.  I know what tools I need/don't need for this system.
> I'd like to build a system based on SL6 - which includes standard
> repository stuff plus a mix of my own code and non-repository tarball
> type installs (both binary and make from src) - then to build a
> distribution that somehow includes all this stuff.
>
> The aim is to have a distribution (as DVD-iso) to install on other
> machines (and that I can send to colleagues) without having to go
> through the hassle of finding and installing the "extras".
>
> Does this sound like what SL6 site- (now called "spin-") building is
> for?  Am I on the right track - or is there a simpler/smarter way?  I
> thought about gentoo and its system makefile type approach - but I
> don't think I want the bother of building absolutely everything - and
> I am quite sure my colleagues don't.
>

To me, what you want to do sounds exactly what SL Spins (or Sites) are 
for.  It sounds like you have already found the "How to build a site" 
webpage for SL6.
http://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/6x/build/sites

I have gotten very little feedback on that page, so if you need 
something clarified, please let me know.

Troy
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