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diff --git a/build_tools/clarch/larch/docs/README b/build_tools/clarch/larch/docs/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f212c35 --- /dev/null +++ b/build_tools/clarch/larch/docs/README @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +larch - scripts for building a highly customizable Arch Linux live CD/DVD + - or USB-stick + - also suitable for installing Arch Linux to a hard disk + +Author: Michael Towers (gradgrind at online dot de) +Licence: GPL (see COPYING, LICENCE) + + +I got my initial inspiration from the "Linux Live scripts" by + +Tomas M. <http://www.linux-live.org> + +BUT the larch scripts now bear essentially no resemblance to those, +so don't blame Tomas! +Thanks are, nevertheless, due to him for his great work, which helped me +get started. + +The main documentation is in the share/docs subdirectory, please read it. + +The key components are: + + inpacs - Install a fresh Arch system (with customizable package + selection), to a convenient (possibly temporary) location. + + mklarch - Uses 'inpacs' to build an Arch installation in a convenient + directory, which it then makes into a live CD, adding + modifications (in an overlay) to suit it for use as a live + system and for customization. + + larchify - Build a larch live system from an existing Arch Linux + installation (including from one made by 'mklarch'). + +Logos are derived from the Arch Linux logos, and are released under a +Creative Commons Licence, see 'http://www.archlinux.org/art'. + +The larch project uses Arch Linux as its basis, but is not an official +Arch Linux ('http://www.archlinux.org') project. |