Comment # 5 on bug 1091804 from Fabian Vogt

(In reply to Jean-Philippe Evrard from comment #4)
> (In reply to Fabian Vogt from comment #3)
> > (In reply to Alexander Graf from comment #2)
> > > We even have them for x86_64 already:
> > > https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/openSUSE:Factory:ARM:Live/JeOS/
> > > X11-rootfs.x86_64.kiwi?expand=1
> > > 
> > > I guess it makes sense to consolidate our images into something more
> > > managable for everyone, yes.
> > 
> > I guess for this we should actually start from scratch and just make a new
> > package/.kiwi file which includes all packages necessary to run zypper and
> > is arch-independant.
> > It would also avoid kiwi profiles, which makes it even easier to maintain.
> > 
> > Opinions?
> 
> I am new to all of this, so just my two cents:
> 
> I guess it could be simplified from
> https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/openSUSE:Factory:ARM:Live/JeOS/
> JeOS-efi.x86_64.kiwi?expand=1 .
> 
> I like the idea of having a minimum base arch-independant and adding layers.

The images itself are not arch independent, just the image descriptions would
be.
The descriptions for bootable images can't be as the image types and boot flows
differ.

> It could become technically challenging if there are other extra
> (distro-specific) packages required for a "minimum bootable image". But all
> in all, it's a step towards the right direction to avoid the repetitions. It
> would require rebuilding all the other images, and check for regressions. I
> am not sure the state of the testing there, and if there are resources to
> work on it.

IMO we only need one type of rootfs, "one size fits all". It just needs to
contain zypper and all dependencies. Additional requirements are that it does
not break dependencies or modifies any config files unexpectedly.