+++ Philippe De Swert [04-01-16 20:52 +0100]: > Hello, > > To fuel the discussion we had lately about how we should approach building a > new mini-debian > I have put online some of the work I did in that direction for my master > thesis. > > http://users.pandora.be/stag
<snip> > Things that will have to change for a real mini-debian distro (I already know > of): > > - installation of the packages in root, not in a directory where images will > be made from. Can be > solved easely by making a symlink to the standard installation dir of my > packages and /. I think it could also be done by using apt and dpkg functionality. Indeed this might be better for stag itself too (makes the rules files less different so conversions are easier). there is a dpkg --root option that looks like it mght do the trick, for example and apt has lots of directory options too, which I admit I don't understand, but I'm sure this ought to be possible. > Strong points : > > - cross-compilable source packages aimed at being small. > - uses the standard Debian tools (though with small adaptions but nothing > drastic) > - trying to be Debian compliant (only lacks copyright file (I thought of > putting the license in the > package description) and docs) > - already documented :-) Yep, I like your doc. It is actually pretty-well the 'Embedded Debian developer's guide' that the site has been saying we will collectively write for the last 3 years. If there is any interest it could be the basis for a very useful collection of 'how to do embedded stuff with Debian'. The main difference between your approach and the plan I documented is that you are replacing debian/rules for each package whereas we were going to put in parallel 'emdebian' targets. Yours is simpler, but it's harder to maintain as we have to keep up with Debian package churn, because we can't shove the changes back upstream. > Take a look at it and tell me what you like and dislike. OK. I just did that (short version as it's home time :-) I thnk we are developing a very good basis for a plan here. I'll try and bring the various ideas here into the website as soon as it's up. Wookey -- Aleph One Ltd, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 9BA, UK Tel +44 (0) 1223 811679 work: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/ play: http://www.chaos.org.uk/~wookey/
