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====== Building the distributive ======

Frenzy is built with a set of building scripts.




===== Building scripts structure =====

^  Directory  ^  Description  ^
| ''FRENZY/cd'' | Frenzy CD content |
| ''FRENZY/fs'' | Frenzy root filesystem |
| ''ISO'' | The directory where the ISO image will be created |
| ''packages/FreeBSD.std'' | FreeBSD packages, Frenzy standard set |
| ''packages/FreeBSD.ext'' | FreeBSD packages, Frenzy extended set |
| ''packages/Frenzy'' | Special Frenzy packages |
| ''packages/frenzypkg'' | Some Frenzy packages source code |
| ''packages/tools'' | Packages building utilities |
| ''stages'' | Building scripts main catalogue |
| ''stages/base'' | Kernel config file and make.conf for Frenzy build |
| ''stages/boot'' | Set of frenzyroot boot image | 
| ''stages/iso'' | ISO image build files | 
| ''stages/lite'' | List of files which are deleted from the base system | 
| ''stages/patches'' | Patches to be applied after the installation of system and packages | 
| ''stages/pkglite/files'' | Installed packages pathes (deleting and modifying files) | 
| ''stages/pkglite/lib'' | Unneeded libraries deleting script | 
| ''stages/pkglite/locales'' | Unneeded locales deleting script | 
| ''systemroot'' | This files are placed overwriting into root directory \\ of Frenzy without modification|
| ''tools/mkmenu'' | Building fluxbox menu |

===== Configuration =====

Build parameters are set using ''config'' file.
The variables which could be changed are:

^  Variable  ^  Parameter  ^
| BLOCKSIZE | Blocksize for uzip compression. Maximum size is 130560. The bigger the block is, the more compression is, but it will take more time to uncompress the archive on slow machines. |
| FRENZY_TYPE | May be **"std"** (standard build) or **"ext"** (extended build). The name of the directory with packages and the fluxbox menu depend on it. |
| FRENZY_LANG | May be **"ru"** (Russian) or **"en"** (English). Sets default locale, package list, locales to be deleted list, Translation and view of the menu. |
| FRENZY_ISOIMAGE | The name of Frenzy ISO image. |
| FRENZY_VOL | Frenzy ISO image volume label. |
| VERSION | System version. This message will be shown in the boot loader and after every system login. In order to fit on screen, this message must fit into the "<nowiki>|</nowiki>" symbols of the ruler over the message. |


===== Building process =====

Building process takes a few stages.
Make sure, the application packages and frenzy packages are already built and placed in respective directories (see above).

The main building script is frbuild.

^ Command ^ Action ^
| ./frbuild build | Make a build stage |
| ./frbuild install | Make an install stage |
| ./frbuild frenzy | Make a frenzy stage |
| ./frbuild iso | Make an iso stage |
| ./frbuild all | Make all stages |

You can make any stage by yourself by entering stages directory and running the appropriate script with "all" parameter.


==== FRENZY ====

First build stage is always performed. During this stage  depending of chosen language preparing of locale list is performed, bootmanager localization and fluxbox menu generation.

==== build ====

Building from kernel and system sources

=== world-build ===

System build from the sources. Configuration file for building is  ''stages/base/make.conf''

=== kernel-build ===

Building the kernel from the sources. Kernel configuration file is ''stages/base/FRENZY''. This file is createed by utility ''stages/base/mkkernel'' from modules located in ''stages/base/kernel/'' directory.

==== install ====

Installing built system and kernel to FRENZY/fs directory.

=== world-install ===

System installation.

=== kernel-install ===

Installing kernel and modules.


==== frenzy ====

Building Frenzy itself - adding packages, patches and so on.

=== bootloader ===

Building MFS bootable image. All necessary files are in ''stages/boot''. After the building you will get a file ''stages/boot/frenzyroot.gz'' that contains an image.

=== world-lite ===

Deleting useless files from base system. File and directory list to delete is stored in file ''stages/lite/rmfiles''.

=== packages-install-frenzy ===

Installing packages from ''packages/Frenzy'' directory.

=== packages-install-freebsd ===

Installing packages from directory ''packages/FreeBSD.std'' or ''packages/FreeBSD.ext'' (depends on build type).

=== packages-lite-locales ===

Deleting useless localizations. Script for deleting and locale list is in ''stages/pkglite/locales''.

=== packages-lite-files ===

Deleting useless files and directories, creating useful symbolic links depending of package type. Scripts for these operations are in ''stages/pkglite/files''.

=== packages-lite-lib ===

Deleting useless static link libraries (you need them only for building statically linked applications, we don't need this). Script for this operation is in  ''stages/pkglite/lib''.

=== system-patch ===


Miscellaneous system patches  (creating additional directiries and symbolic links, patches for configuration files, etc). Patches are in ''stages/patches''.

==== iso ====

Building Frenzy iso image

=== iso-prepare ===

Preparing directory structure on CD in directory ''FRENZY/cd''. Configuration files are in ''stages/iso''.

=== iso-mkuzip ===

Creating compressed image of root file system. This is a very prolonged process. 

=== iso-build ===

Building iso image. This image is stored in ISO directory.
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