31 lines
1.2 KiB
Python
31 lines
1.2 KiB
Python
import os
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import platform
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import sys
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"""
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BDisk - An easy liveCD creator built in python.
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"""
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# BDisk is only supported on Python 3.4 and up.
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if sys.version_info.major != 3:
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raise RuntimeError('BDisk is only supported on Python 3')
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elif sys.version_info.minor <= 3:
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raise RuntimeError('BDisk is only supported on Python 3.4 and up')
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# BDisk is only supported on GNU/Linux. There *might* be a way to make it work
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# with certain *BSDs, but if that's possible at all it'll have to come at a
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# later date. Patches welcome.
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# I'd have to find out how to manipulate/create FAT filesystems and such as
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# well.
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# I'd be curious to see if I can get it working in Cygwin or WSL:
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# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
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# And maybe, if we're really pie-in-the-sky, macOS's Fink/Homebrew/Macports.
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if platform.system() != 'Linux':
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raise RuntimeError('BDisk is currently only supported on GNU/Linux')
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# CURRENTLY, we require root user because of the chroots and such. However,
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# there should be creative ways to do this with cgroups as a regular user in
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# the future. Patches welcome (or at least some input).
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if os.geteuid() != 0:
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raise PermissionError('BDisk currently requires root privileges')
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