I am attemting to make a custum slackware 9.0 iso to install on my workstations. What I want to do is remove packages from the cd I don't use. That way I can select a full install and not have to go through the tedious job of selecting and unselecting packages. Plus I want to be able to add packages that aren't normally installed. For example, I have no intention in ever using fvwm or fvwm95, so in xap/ I remove any referece of fvwm* in the directory, tagfile and maketag. However I do use blackbox over in extras/ so I copy the 3 blackbox files over to xap/ directory. I add a blackbox entry in the tagfile. But I don't know what to do with the maketag file. I'm assuiming the first part is used to create the menu for the packages, and weather it is checked on or off by default(but I thought that is what the tagfiles were for). Then there are two for loops that I can't quite figure out what they do. In some directories the loops contain the same packages, and in other directories' maketag the loops contain different packages. Does anyone know what they do and are used for? Do I even have to mess with the maketag file if I choose full install, becuase doesn't full install just install everything it sees in tagfile? I'm guessing maketag is used for newbie or expert installation options, am I correct in saying this?
After I'm done removing and adding packages to my liking I"ll create the iso and have myself a custom iso that will install packages i actually use when I choose a full install.

You actually are asking about one of my specialties.

You were on the right track. The easiest way to do this however, is to add your packages and/or remove others that you want. BE CAREFUL, however, when removing packages, as some packages are needed by others, not to mention your system needs certain ones. Then when you get done doing that, go through each tagfile, and edit it to match the contents of each directory according to what packages are in it, adding lines and/or removing lines for whatever you added and/or removed, and save it with a custom extension, as for example, 'tagfile.dot'.

After all of this is said and done, build your ISO, burn it, use it, and when you're going through the install process, when you get up to the part of which kind of install, chose custom, and type in ONLY the extension (e.g. '.dot') that you used. Hit enter, and go grab a lunch, or whatever, as depending on the speed, this will take some time, especially if you only used ADD and/or SKP in your custom tagfiles, finish up your install, and you should have a running system.

Later,
TheDot