From bf72b3adbce20d035a8c8603ea06a3a62a1ef3df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dirk von Suchodoletz
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:02:32 +0000
Subject: Some comments to vmware plugin code ...

git-svn-id: http://svn.openslx.org/svn/openslx/openslx/trunk@1758 95ad53e4-c205-0410-b2fa-d234c58c8868
---
 os-plugins/plugins/vmware/XX_vmware.sh | 20 ++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

(limited to 'os-plugins/plugins/vmware/XX_vmware.sh')

diff --git a/os-plugins/plugins/vmware/XX_vmware.sh b/os-plugins/plugins/vmware/XX_vmware.sh
index 64ffe671..bbfde4ff 100644
--- a/os-plugins/plugins/vmware/XX_vmware.sh
+++ b/os-plugins/plugins/vmware/XX_vmware.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ stage3 setup" > /mnt/etc/vmware/slxvmconfig
     fi
     # write the common dhcpd.conf header for vmnet1,8
     if [ -n "$vmware_vmnet1" -o -n "$vmware_vmnet8" ] ; then
-      # use the dns servers know to the vmware host
+      # use the dns servers known to the vmware host
       # TODO: to be checked!!
       local dnslist=$(echo "$domain_name_servers"|sed "s/ /,/g")
       echo "# /etc/vmware/dhcpd.conf written in stage3 ..." \
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ $(ipcalc -m $vmip/$vmpx|sed s/.*=//) {" \
     echo -e "\tmount -t usbfs usbfs /proc/bus/usb 2>/dev/null" \
       >>/mnt/etc/${D_INITDIR}/boot.slx
     
-    # define a variable where gdm/kdm should look for additional sessions
-    # do we really need it? looks like we can delete it...
-    # export vmsessions=/var/lib/vmware/vmsessions
-
     # TODO: perhaps we can a) kick out vmdir
     #            b) configure vmdir by plugin configuration
     # TODO: How to start it. See Wiki. Currently a) implemnted
@@ -259,6 +255,10 @@ $(ipcalc -m $vmip/$vmpx|sed s/.*=//) {" \
     #    /var/X11R6/bin/run-vmware.sh "$imagename" "$name_for_vmwindow" "$ostype_of_vm" "$kind_of_network"
     #   b) we write a wrapper and get the xml-file as attribute
     # A) wait for answer of Bastian
+
+    # this should be a switch for the different versions. local might be replaced with 
+    # vmpl1.0, vmws6.0 ... (after we know which type it is, after running subroutine +++ in vmware.pm)
+    # what we really want to know here (paths? - not only ...)
     if [ "${vmware_kind}" = "local" ]; then
       # TODO: Pseudocode1 as notes
       # if [vmwarekind=local]; then
@@ -266,14 +266,18 @@ $(ipcalc -m $vmip/$vmpx|sed s/.*=//) {" \
       #   cp "based-on-this-information-runvmware"
 
       # copy depending run-vmware.sh
-      # where should we do the check if its vmplayer or vmware?
+      # where should we do the check if its vmplayer or vmware? --> we should pass this information
+      # via vmpl1.0, vmws6.0 - then we exactly know!!
       # where should we do the check if its v1 or v2
-      # we only have this problem
+      # just the same
       cp /mnt/opt/openslx/plugin-repo/vmware/runvmware-v2 \
         /mnt/var/X11R6/bin/run-vmware.sh
       # TODO: Pseudocode2 as notes
       # if [ not vmware_kind = local but vmplayer-2.0 ]; then
-      #   possibilitys:
+      # should be just the same as filling the /etc/vmware directory with the proper files for general
+      # vmware operation!
+
+      #   possibilities:
       #   1. copy needed files depending on the /initramfs/.../vmware.conf
       #   information. this way we also now the version
       #   2. copy needed files depending on the information like in
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