On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Michael Tokarev <m...@tls.msk.ru> wrote: > On 15.08.2012 12:24, Bastien ROUCARIES wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Michael Tokarev <m...@tls.msk.ru> wrote: > [] >>> Yes, the boot code is missing from debian. This is a packaging error. >>> Unfortunately no one noticed this before (it is broken since upstream >>> version 1.0), and unfortunately it needs an introduction of a new >>> package - s390-tools - from http://repo.or.cz/w/s390-tools.git - >>> into debian to fix this. > > There's one good side here: qemu-system-s390x actually does work on > debian, but only when given -kernel -initrd for booting. Ie, it > can't boot from a disk image directly, but works with external > -kernel. So it is at least usable still, even with a workaround. > >> I have read this, but they already exist a package call s390-tools >> under debian but build only under s390. THe patch queue from the >> upstream -- http://repo.or.cz/w/s390-tools.git is only six patch. May >> be a better idea is to build this package in all the architecture with >> the included patch ? > > Oh. I haven't noticed it is already packaged in debian. Just yesterday > I talked with Bastian Blank who - it turned out - is one of uploaders > of s390-tools package in debian - talked with him about this very issue > in qemu, and he haven't mention this package is already part of debian. > So it is better. > >> Thus no need to create a new package ? only to port the patch queue to >> newer version and compile under all arch. I have made a patch queue if >> needed here (beware not compile tested only apply cleanly), refreshed >> to newer version of s390-tools. > > Yes, this is much easier now, since the right source package is already > part of debian. It just needs to produce an extra binary arch:all > package, using an additional patch (set) from this repo.or.cz repository. > And yes, the patchset is small. The only prob is the packaging bits > and the fact wheezy is in feature freeze.
BTW I have upgraded the patch queue and joined on previous mail. So you do not need to do this work :) Bastien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
