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diff --git a/README.profile.rst b/README.profile.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e8e177 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.profile.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +======= +profile +======= + +An archiso profile consists of several configuration files and a directory for files to be added to the resulting image. + +pacman.conf +=========== + +A configuration for pacman is required per profile. + +Some configuration options will not be used or will be modified: + +* `CacheDir`: the profile's option is **only** used if it is not the default (i.e. `/var/cache/pacman/pkg`) and if it is + not the same as the system's option. In all other cases the system's pacman cache is used. +* `HookDir`: it is **always** set to the `/etc/pacman.d/hooks` airootfs directory in the work directories airootfs to + allow modification via the profile and ensure interoparability with hosts using dracut (see #73 for further + information) +* `RootDir`: it is **always** removed, as setting it explicitely otherwise refers to the host's root filesystem (see + `man 8 pacman` for further information on the `-r` option used by `pacstrap`) +* `LogFile`: it is **always** removed, as setting it explicitely otherwise refers to the host's pacman log file (see + `man 8 pacman` for further information on the `-r` option used by `pacstrap`) +* `DBPath`: it is **always** removed, as setting it explicitely otherwise refers to the host's pacman database (see + `man 8 pacman` for further information on the `-r` option used by `pacstrap`) |