On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 08:52:19AM +0200, Daniel Baumann wrote: > On 06/14/2011 12:38 AM, Colin Watson wrote: > > I've moved Ubuntu's live filesystem build process over from our original > > custom shell script in livecd-rootfs to the newer live-build system from > > Debian (formerly called live-helper). > > nice; would you mind having ubuntu listed on > live.debian.net/project/downstream ?
That would be lovely, thanks. Here's a patch, with text from http://www.debian.org/misc/children-distros: diff --git a/project/downstream.mdwn b/project/downstream.mdwn index af589d1..db5ce5d 100644 --- a/project/downstream.mdwn +++ b/project/downstream.mdwn @@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ More information: * [Homepage](http://www.supergrubdisk.org/rescatux/) +## Ubuntu + +[Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/) is a Linux distribution that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability (it should "Just Work", TM) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every release. Ubuntu ships with the latest GNOME and KDE releases as well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD. + +Ubuntu is sponsored by [Canonical Ltd.](http://www.canonical.com/) + +More information: + + * [Homepage](http://www.ubuntu.com/) + ## Voyage [Voyage](http://linux.voyage.hk/) is best run on a x86 embedded platforms such as PC Engines ALIX/WRAP and Soekris 45xx/48xx boards. > > * If necessary, there are various hook script facilities that you can > > use: for example, scripts in config/chroot_local-hooks/ are run in > > the chroot near the end of the chroot build process. Try to keep > > this to a minimum, though; I'm trying to avoid using hook scripts in > > builds for Ubuntu proper, as it would be better for live-build to do > > the right thing out of the box without the need for hooks. > > let me reaffirm: we'll include any ubuntu modification happily, hooks > really should only be used for specific private modification, any > 'generic' image (like debian or ubuntu; in contrast to a specific image > for a specific institution with hardcoded local defaults) should be > buildable by using live-builds defaults for that distribution. that way, > we can make sure that it's as easy and simple as possible for people to > build customized images on top of debian or ubuntu. Right - in fact I was uncomfortable with even the Kubuntu hook. I'm not sure how to represent that well; it doesn't fit nicely into the --parent-distribution/--distribution scheme, because it's not a full-archive derivative but more a different package selection out of the same archive. > > now, the only hook script I'm using is one to remove icon-theme.cache > > from Kubuntu images. > > this, and the other two outstanding additions (apt-xapian, mlocate) are > blocked until the internals are a bit updated in live-build to scale > nicer for more distributions and more distro specific hooks (adding it > right now would just clutter it some more). anyhow, that should happen > within the next 1 or at latest 2 weeks (#630395). Yes, I noticed the blocking bug you added. Thanks. -- Colin Watson [cjwat...@ubuntu.com] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110614084626.gc11...@riva.ucam.org