Hi,
Here is a patch proposal for this bug report. It aims :
- to be compatible with the install CD produced by debian-cd
- to avoid hard-coding a list of architectures in the Debian-Ports repository
- to make the use of the 'unreleased' distribution switchable.
I hope it will help to find a suitable solution !
Regards,
JH Chatenet
# This is a proposal to reopen bug #964248
# Running debootstrap on architectures from the debian-ports repository
# requires passing an option --extra-suites=unreleased
# (if installing from a debian-ports mirror)
#
# Experienced users may want to ignore the 'unreleased' distribution
# in some circumstances (e.g. installing from a custom mirror without
# 'unreleased'). This option is implemented here via a new debconf variable.
# To activate the option (and ignore 'unreleased') the user can either
# preseed the template 'base-installer/no_unreleased' to true or set
# the option at the boot prompt.
# The option is only intended for experienced users and is therefore not
# offered in a dialog. It can be either preseeded or set at the boot prompt.
diff -Naur a/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.postinst
b/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.postinst
--- a/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.postinst 2020-07-05
21:34:10.000000000 +0200
+++ b/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.postinst 2020-08-04
12:25:06.527009301 +0200
@@ -96,8 +96,26 @@
if [ "${EXCLUDES}" ]; then
exclude="--exclude=${EXCLUDES}"
fi
- if is_ports_architecture "${ARCH}"; then
- extra_suites="--extra-suites=unreleased"
+ if [ "$is_ports_architecture" != "1" ] || \
+ [ "$DISTRIBUTION" != "sid" ] && \
+ [ "$DISTRIBUTION" != "unstable" ]; then
+ # This is a released architecture : nothing to do
+ :
+ else
+ # This is an unreleased architecture in the Debian-Ports
repository.
+ # 'unstable' is the only installable distribution.
+ # Installation from a debian-ports mirror may require packages
from
+ # the 'unreleased' distribution too.
+ # There is no 'unreleased' distribution on install CD.
+ if [ "$PROTOCOL" = http ] || [ "$PROTOCOL" = https ] ||[
"$PROTOCOL" = ftp ]; then
+ # Did the user decline to consider the 'unreleased'
distribution ?
+ # (e.g. if installing from a custom mirror without 'unreleased')
+ if ! db_get base-installer/no_unreleased || [ "$RET" !=
true ]; then
+ extra_suites="--extra-suites=unreleased"
+ else
+ log "As requested the 'unreleased' distribution
is skipped"
+ fi
+ fi
fi
sigcheck="--no-check-gpg"
if [ "$PROTOCOL" = http ] || [ "$PROTOCOL" = ftp ]; then
diff -Naur a/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.templates
b/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.templates
--- a/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.templates 2019-11-17
22:17:31.000000000 +0100
+++ b/base-installer-1.195/debian/bootstrap-base.templates 2020-08-04
12:17:13.288662639 +0200
@@ -452,3 +452,10 @@
Type: string
Description: for internal use; can be preseeded
Force use of a specific debootstrap script
+
+Template: base-installer/no_unreleased
+Type: boolean
+Default: false
+Description: for internal use; can be preseeded
+ Do not consider packages from the unreleased distribution.
+
diff -Naur a/base-installer-1.195/library.sh b/base-installer-1.195/library.sh
--- a/base-installer-1.195/library.sh 2020-07-05 21:34:10.000000000 +0200
+++ b/base-installer-1.195/library.sh 2020-08-04 12:22:18.410175655 +0200
@@ -888,13 +888,9 @@
rm -f "$KERNEL_LIST" "$KERNEL_LIST.unfiltered"
}
-is_ports_architecture() {
- case "$1" in
-
alpha|hppa|hurd-i386|ia64|kfreebsd-amd64|kfreebsd-i386|m68k|powerpc|ppc64|riscv64|sh4|sparc64|x32)
- return 0
- ;;
- *)
- return 1
- ;;
- esac
-}
+is_ports_architecture=
+if [ -r /usr/lib/choose-mirror/port_architecture ]; then
+ log "Debian-Ports architecture detected"
+ is_ports_architecture=$(cat /usr/lib/choose-mirror/port_architecture)
+fi
+
