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Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:27:39 PDT7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: MkISOfs Can't find CDloader.bin

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In <200409071137.3738341.6@scoug.com>, on 09/07/04
at 11:37 AM, "Don{ald} O. Woodall" said:

> !!! H U R R A Y !!! FINE ALL LEE ! ! !

:-)

> How long did it take me to become aware of the missing "M:/" ?

Not that long.

> Well, yes, it matters. Think I should do some study
>on paths; relative and "absolute"(?)

It's always good to understand the differences and the tradeoffs.

> The backward [for unix] slash was my fault. Must admit I do find
>juggling the two types of slashes difficult,
>confusing.

Blame it on Bill. Path separators were forward slashes on many systems
long before he showed up with whatever version of DOS first did nested
directories.

I goof it up now and then myself and I have over 30 years of experience on
more differnt types of systems than I can remember. Most users don't have
any idea of the large number of variations that exist. All they know is
DOS PCs and its descendants.

> Now, the question is: Do I need to remove some material from my ISO
>so it will fit on the CD?

Delete the files from your M: drive or use one of switch options to
exclude what you don't really need. -m -x and -exclude-list all offer
different ways to do this.

If you want to try mkisofs2, you can experiment with:

-cache-inodes -makelinks

Depending on the CD content, this can result in a smaller ISO. It works
well for the eCS 1.2 CDs.

Regards,

Steven

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