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Let's call this step 'larchification' (from the verb 'larchify'). -The lowest layer in the <em>aufs</em> mount is the raw installation, -which is compressed into a <em>squashfs</em> archive, 'system.sqf'. -All the modifications specified in the profile, as well, as some -common to all <em>larch</em> systems are in the archive 'mods.sqf', which -'overlays' the basic installation. -</p> - -<p>For details of the structure of the <em>live</em> system which is built -by this stage see <a href="larch_live_system.html">this page</a>. -The bulk of the code in the <em>larchify</em> script is concerned with -building the 'mods.sqf' overlay, and a description of the main possibilities -for customizing the build process are covered in -<a href="profiles.html">the profiles documentation</a>. -</p> - -<h3><a name="mkinitcpio"></a><em>mkinitcpio</em> and the <em>initramfs</em></h3> - -<p>In order to build a suitable <em>initramfs</em> for a <em>larch</em> -system, a customized version of 'mkinitcpio.conf' is required. How -<em>larch</em> handles this is quite complicated because it aims to retain -the normal files so that the <em>live</em> system can later be installed -as a normal <em>Arch Linux</em> system, whilst at the same time offering -the capability of updating (with 'pacman -Syu') the <em>live</em> system, -including the kernel (thus requiring regeneration of the <em>initramfs</em> -for the system). -The consequence of this ambition is that modifications are made -within '/etc/mkinitcpio.d' (which are reversible when the <em>live</em> -system is installed as normal <em>Arch Linux</em> system) and a special -<em>mkinitcpio</em>' configuration file, '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf.larch' -is generated automatically (and thus should not be -touched by human hands!) from '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf.larch0'. -If you need to know more see the method 'Builder.gen_initramfs' in -'cli/larchify.py'. -</p> - -<h3><a name="reuseSystem"></a>Rebuilding using an existing 'system.sqf'</h3> - -<p>In order to aid experimentation with profile tweaks which do not affect -the underlying installation, it is possible to repeat the 'larchify' step -without rebuilding the 'system.sqf' archive, which saves quite a bit of time -(this is achieved by passing the '-o' option to 'larch-larchify' when running -from the command line). -</p> - -<h3><a name="existingSystem"></a>Making a <em>live</em> system from an -existing <em>Arch</em> installation</h3> - -<p>By setting the installation path (with the '-i' option if using the -command line) to an existing <em>Arch</em> installation, -a <em>live</em> medium can be made from it. -The installation must already be mounted, including any sub-mounts -(e.g. /home on another partition). The main mount must be with -options 'exec,dev', because most of the building is done via a <em>chroot</em> -to the installation. This approach to <em>live</em> system generation is -probably not a good idea if the installation contains a lot of data - -consider how big the result will be ... -</p> - -<p>Also the currently running (<em>Arch</em> only!) system can be -<em>larchified</em>, by setting the installation path to '/'. -This is, however, not recommended. Building from a running system can easily -result in data corruption because the file-system might well change during -the build process. -</p> - -<p>Note that some things in '/var' will not be included in the 'live' system. -Firstly, the standard <em>pacman</em> package cache ('/var/cache/pacman/pkg') -will be excluded. -Also the log files (in '/var/log') and '/var/tmp' (temporary files, like '/tmp') -are not saved. 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