On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:09:34AM +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:58:48 +0200 > José Luis García Pallero <[email protected]> wrote: > > El viernes, 14 de septiembre de 2012, Jonathan Nieder <[email protected]> > > escribió: > > > José Luis García Pallero wrote: > > > > > >> I don't know if I could find all software needed in binary form. > > > > > > It's all at archive.debian.org. :) > > > > But the ia64 machine runs RedHat... > > It is still possible to extract a .deb into a path using dpkg -X - > the extract doesn't need to execute anything inside the .deb so it > can be done on any architecture (this is how multistrap works). > It just leaves you with a filesystem tree of binaries (.so, .a, .h > etc.) which you can put into a tarball and copy over.
I would go for `ar x package_ia64.deb` which gives 'data.tar.gz' to copy over. Or download the .deb on the target and do there `ar x`. > Overall though, it sounds like the combination of lack of interest in > ia64 generally, uninterested maintainers for the box and restrictive > user policies means that you really ought to find a way to do the task > on a different machine. People are deliberately putting barriers in > your way - find a different way that doesn't rely on ia64. This has > nothing to do with Debian or Emdebian and not much to do with static > linkage support, it has everything to do with how this machine is > maintained and what the admins are allowing you to do. If you are not > even allowed to create a minimal debootstrap, then find a different > machine and give up on this pointless exercise. Yes, I also think that the original poster should find a better way to reach his/her original goal. Groeten Geert Stappers -- > And is there a policy on top-posting vs. bottom-posting? Yes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
