[Sugar-devel] the livecd-creator command: -b BASE_ON, --base-on=BASE_ON, Add packages to an existing live CD iso9660 image. ?

[Thomas C Gilliard]

I am asking for help:

Is there some documentation on the use of the option:
--base-on=BASE_ON ?

I am wondering if this is a functional option in f13-f14, and how is it 
used?
how do I add a package to an existing .iso image

In: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-fedora-livecd/:

Options for Livecd-creator:

$ livecd-creator
No packages specified.

usage: livecd-creator [--help] 
                      [--repo=<name1>,<url1> ...] [--repo=<name2>,<url2>]
                      --package=<p1> [--package=<p2> ...]
                      [--exclude-package=<e1>] --exclude-package=<e2> ...]
                      [--base-on=<path-to-iso-file>]
                      [--fslabel=<label>]

 --help             : Print usage and exit
 --repo             : Path to yum repository
 --package          : Include this package
 --exclude-package  : Exclude this package
 --base-on          : Add packages to an existing live CD iso9660 image
 --fslabel          : File system label (default: livecd-YYYYMMDD-HHMI)

...............



      The examples look like a very nice way to customize a .iso,
      without doing a full build with a .ks file

BUT
................

But in f14 liveusb-creator --help


          *Options provided by the livecd-creator command*

        f14(rawhide) 

livecd-creator --help

Options:
 -h, --help            show this help message and exit
 Image options:
   These options define the created image.
   -c KSCFG, --config=KSCFG
                       Path or url to kickstart config file
   -b BASE_ON, --base-on=BASE_ON
                       Add packages to an existing live CD iso9660 image.
   -f FS_LABEL, --fslabel=FS_LABEL
                       File system label (default based on config name)
   --compression-type=COMPRESS_TYPE * *Note: NEW TO F14(rawhide)*
                       Compression type recognized by mksquashfs (default
                       zlib, lzma needs custom kernel)
 System directory options:
   These options define directories used on your system for creating the
   live image
   -t TMPDIR, --tmpdir=TMPDIR
                       Temporary directory to use (default: /var/tmp)
   --cache=CACHEDIR    Cache directory to use (default: private cache
 Debugging options:
   These options control the output of logging information during image
   creation
   -d, --debug         Output debugging information
   -v, --verbose       Output verbose progress information
   --logfile=FILE      Save debug information to FILE
.....................

Many of these options 
 --package          : Include this package
 --exclude-package  : Exclude this package
are not listed for f14. Is this a feature no longer supported in fedora?

Where can one find more information and usage cases?

Tom Gilliard
satellit

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