On Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 10:39:42AM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greetings, > > To get to the point as quickly as possible.... > > What process(es) must be followed to start a Debian dist for a new > architecture??
Get "dpkg" build (dselect is not needed) - Install perl, make, binutils, gcc and a couple of other "dpkg-xxx" files and start building packages (You need a lot local hacks in the beginning) > I'm hoping to kick into life a Debian/390 dist for the IBM S/390 > architecture based on the just released S/390 linux kernel patches. Yes I > know the S/390 kernel patches are just a beginning (a pretty good one), > but getting in early is often a 'Good Thing' and a quality dist like > Debian will help move things along quite quickly by coordinating efforts > and producing a quality product. > > I'm an experienced S/390 systems programmer and long-term Linux user > (since around 1993, pre-debian in fact). > p.s. If there is already a Debian/390 project underway any pointers to it > would be appreciated. Richard Higson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and /me are going to have a public available 390 machine (R390 P390 ???) (These ISA Cards with OS/2 as Host operating system ...) Flo -- Florian Lohoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49-5241-470566 ... The failure can be random; however, when it does occur, it is catastrophic and is repeatable ... Cisco Field Notice
