Mount RAM Disk in live-macOS

scripts/wk/log.py

@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ from wk.io import non_clobber_path
 
 
 # STATIC VARIABLES
-if os.path.exists('/.wk-live-macos'):
-  # Workaround for live macOS env
-  DEFAULT_LOG_DIR = '/var/log/WizardKit'
-elif os.name == 'nt':
+if os.name == 'nt':
   # Example: "C:\WK\1955-11-05\WizardKit"
   DEFAULT_LOG_DIR = (
     f'{os.environ.get("SYSTEMDRIVE", "C:")}/'
@@ -25,7 +22,7 @@ elif os.name == 'nt':
     )
 else:
   # Example: "/home/tech/Logs"
-  DEFAULT_LOG_DIR = f'{os.path.expanduser("~")}/Logs'
+  DEFAULT_LOG_DIR = pathlib.Path('~/Logs').expanduser().resolve()
 DEFAULT_LOG_NAME = cfg.main.KIT_NAME_FULL
 
 

setup/macos-live/live-macos-startup

@@ -12,5 +12,11 @@ for p in /usr{/local/opt/{e2fsprogs,ruby,util-linux},/local,}/{bin,sbin}; do
 done
 export PATH
 
+# Create and mount RAMDisk
+if ! [ -d /Volumes/RAM_Disk ]; then
+  diskutil erasevolume HFS+ RAM_Disk $(hdiutil attach -nomount ram://524288)
+fi
+cd /Volumes/RAM_Disk
+
 # Run cmd
 "$1"

setup/macos-live/update-base-image

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ cp -av /usr/bin/tput "${WK_DEV}"/usr/bin/
 
 # WizardKit
 touch "${WK_DEV}"/.wk-live-macos
+ln -s /Volumes/RAM_Disk/Logs "${WK_DEV}"/var/root/Logs
 cp -av ../../images/macOS.png "${WK_DEV}"/usr/local/wallpaper.png
 rsync -ahvPS /usr/bin/{env,killall} "${WK_DEV}"/usr/bin/
 rsync -ahvPS live-macos-startup ../../scripts/ "${WK_DEV}"/usr/local/bin/