Is there a list of files anywhere, or some general guidelines that one can follow when making an absolute minimal OSX install? I'm trying to achieve an effect similar to nLite here: The power of OSX while still being very small.

Im not sure if this will help, but it creates a mini-OS X I believe.

DasBoot

honestly I wish I knew where I could find that stuff, or find an app that does the same functions of nLite. Ive beem able to get a fresh Tiger install down to around 35000 files from over 90000 of the base install. Its possible, but Im unsure if there is an easy way to do it .

http://portableosx.netsons.org/en/forum/home.php

but it didn't work for me...