Re: Moving default packages to SD

On 8/15/06, Andrew Pearce <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've installed OpenZaurus (Opie flavour) on an SL-C1000, but due to the
> somewhat limited root partition size I'm a bit wary of storing things
> like my email on the root since I don't know how much will get stuck on
> the disk after being downloaded.
>
> I'm assuming there's nothing special about most of the default packages
> which are part of the image, in the sense that they can be deleted and
> moved around as normal? If so, is there an easier way of migrating an
> application from the root partition to an SD card, other than removing
> it and reinstalling with the appropriate option set?
>
> Sorry for asking a daft question, but I wanted to confirm I'd understood
> correctly before I mucked around too much. I'm not familiar with the
> package system, and I'm not sure what setting the target to "SD card" in
> the GUI actually does in terms of installing the package (passes some
> sort of "root dir" option to the installer?)
>

It installs to the SD card then makes symbolic links for all of its
files to your root filesystem. (ipkg-link)

It should theoretically be possible to move a package to an alternate
installation point since ipkg keeps a list of all of the files
installed for each package. It would just need to move them all to the
new location, change the status file(s), and run ipkg-link.

-- 
Justin Patrin

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