Re: [d-i] Problems encountered while trying to build modules

2002-08-03 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Andre Luis Lopes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) grub-installer module : > > There's no debian/changelog file so dpkg-buildpackage won't work and the > Eudeb won't be generated. I checked lilo-installer/ directory and there's= > a > debian/changelog into there and it was bui

Re: [d-i] problem with yaboot-installer

2002-07-29 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Thomas Poindessous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just looked at yaboot-installer and there is a problem in powerpc-type.c. > The command "test" is not provided by busybox for the moment (or the symlink > is not done). It shouldn't. *-installer run after debootstrap has been

Re: debian-installer status -- 2002-07-29

2002-07-28 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, "Christian T. Steigies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can you give us a kickstart on how to use it, how to build it, what has to > be done for other arches? I will only comment very partially on "what has to be done for other arches". For i386, we have lilo-installer and grub

isinstallable support

2002-06-23 Thread Moshe Zadka
Here's a patch Index: status.c === RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/debian-installer/main-menu/status.c,v retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -r1.16 status.c --- status.c2002/05/27 14:12:56 1.16 +++ status.c2002/06/23 18:23:07 @@

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-11 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Arash Zeini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your point is understandable, but I think abondening other languages or not > advancing the technology due to size limitations of a floppy is not really > worth it. So we should have easily buildable install media for different siz

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-11 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Would it be possible to provide a floppy whose job was to find the iso > on the hard disk and run it? So all you would need to do is download the > iso using an older OS. Most computers today are buyable naked or with non-free operating system. I

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-11 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, "Chris Tillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > CD writers are not > > > > Well, they are becoming so. Wait until they *are* so > No, I don't have one myself. In the year > I've been working with boot-floppies, I've done all my installations > by downloading packages over

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-11 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, "Chris Tillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We spend so much energy keeping the installer within a floppy's size. I > move to abandon that silly goal for d-i, and simply refer folks to > boot-floppies for floppy installations. It's not like it's dead and > buried, and it'

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-11 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Behdad Esfahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The current fribidi library is about 64kb. I guess the next > version with arabic shaping will be something about 75kb. Thanks a lot for the data point! I'm not sure what this means for d-i though. Tolleg? > > To work against f

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-11 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Arash Zeini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not sure about this. I am copying one of the developers of freebidi to > have his statement. Thanks. > I am asking these questions since we are considering to (possibly) base a new > distribution on Debian. Great! I am intere

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-11 Thread Moshe Zadka
On 11 Jun 2002, Philip Blundell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, cool. What will d-i do about non-UTF8-capable screens and serial > lines, force the use of English? Reencode if it can, I presume. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contac

Re: BiDi and RTL

2002-06-10 Thread Moshe Zadka
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Arash Zeini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > a while back I had asked question regarding Bidi and RTL support for the boot > procedur ein Debian. > Has anything changed with the new release of Debian (and maybe slang?!?!)? > Bidi and RTL support may still need to be implement

Re: first weekly debian-installer status report

2000-11-02 Thread Moshe Zadka
I've some curses experience (wrote a few curses program, wrote a curses article on www.iglu.org.il). -- Moshe Zadka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 95855124 http://advogato.org/person/moshez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]