Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-05 Thread Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez
On vie, nov 03, 2000 at 09:35:37 +, Philip Charles wrote: Quite agree. However, both are needed as packages need to be developed and a reasonably stable file system has to exist before a usuable CD can be produced. It is the file system that is frustrating me, but given time Ok, I

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-03 Thread Philip Charles
On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: The package above is build from slightly modified source. It is Debian policy only to allow packages in the archive which are build from the unmodified source package. The apt source package 0.3.19 does not build without changes. Ergo no apt package

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-03 Thread Philip Charles
On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: Am Don, 02 Nov 2000 03:22:35 schrieb Philip Charles: I see the way forward like this; 1. Boot-floppies. Good enough. 2. Dselect to be fully functional with a Hurd CD. Hurd hackers needed. dselect is probably okay (I used it often without

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-03 Thread Philip Charles
On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez wrote: On jue, nov 02, 2000 at 01:38:35 +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: dselect is probably okay (I used it often without problems) Why are we thinking only about dselect and not about capt for example? it's very nice to analize the dependency

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-03 Thread Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez
On vie, nov 03, 2000 at 06:54:35 +, Philip Charles wrote: Speaking as a disc vendor who produces highly modified vendor CDs I prefer to work with well proven utilities. It is most frustrating to have a dud CD and not being certain if the utility or the file system is at fault. Ok, but

Re: Uploading ported stuff (was Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM)

2000-11-03 Thread Robert Bihlmeyer
Eugene A. Brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Uhmmm, well. What then? I mean, after porting a piece of software, what to do then? Where to upload? If you're already a Debian developer, you should upload as documented in the Developer's Reference (chapters 7 8). If you're not a Debian developer,

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-03 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 07:05:00AM +, Philip Charles wrote: On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: The package above is build from slightly modified source. It is Debian policy only to allow packages in the archive which are build from the unmodified source package. The apt

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-03 Thread Philip Charles
On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: The next version of apt should be fine. The archive at alpha.gnu.org is only meant for temporary uploads for the impatient and for testing. Currently, there is dpkg (doesn't build from source, am waiting for the CVS version to be released),

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-03 Thread Philip Charles
On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez wrote: Ok, but there is a little difference between your idea and the task of a debian developer. If Debian developers community think like a CD vendor, Woody, Sid and another animals would be flowing away, I think. Quite agree. However, both

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-02 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
Am Don, 02 Nov 2000 03:22:35 schrieb Philip Charles: I see the way forward like this; 1. Boot-floppies. Good enough. 2. Dselect to be fully functional with a Hurd CD. Hurd hackers needed. dselect is probably okay (I used it often without problems) although the one in the experimental dpkg

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-02 Thread Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez
On jue, nov 02, 2000 at 01:38:35 +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: dselect is probably okay (I used it often without problems) Why are we thinking only about dselect and not about capt for example? it's very nice to analize the dependency problems and it's part of the present/future of Debian.

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-02 Thread Robert Bihlmeyer
Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't known why apt and his powerfull interfaces aren't in Debian GNU/HURD, anybody can explain me please?. URL:ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-hurd-i386/base/apt_0.3.19.0_hurd-i386.deb

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-02 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 05:28:14PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't known why apt and his powerfull interfaces aren't in Debian GNU/HURD, anybody can explain me please?.

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-01 Thread Raghavendra Bhat
Marcus Brinkmann wrote: There is also a README in this directory documenting how the Packages file is created. Yup, Tnx a lot. A bootable GNU/Hurd CD is limited by what ? Is it a limitation of the boot-loader GRUB, in that work is to be done ? I am working on a bare minimal FAQ on issues

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-01 Thread Philip Charles
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Raghavendra Bhat wrote: Yup, Tnx a lot. A bootable GNU/Hurd CD is limited by what ? Is it a limitation of the boot-loader GRUB, in that work is to be done ? I am working on a bare minimal FAQ on issues present while I installed the GNU/Hurd system. Help on the FAQ is

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-01 Thread Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez
On mié, nov 01, 2000 at 08:10:28 +, Philip Charles wrote: Yes, the CD is bootable and installs the tarball nicely. Yes, but it's difficult to install another packages because the wrong default configuration of dselect. I tried to work with apt-cdrom on this Debian GNU/HURD CD but it was

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-01 Thread Philip Charles
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez wrote: On mié, nov 01, 2000 at 08:10:28 +, Philip Charles wrote: Yes, the CD is bootable and installs the tarball nicely. Yes, but it's difficult to install another packages because the wrong default configuration of dselect. I tried to

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-01 Thread Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez
On mié, nov 01, 2000 at 11:09:23 +, Philip Charles wrote: that all the bugs were eliminated. IMHO Hurd is not ready for this yet. Ok, I think the same but if I can successfully make a apt-get against the developemnt packages of debian/hurd and his dependencies of woody, why I can't from the

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-11-01 Thread Philip Charles
Javier, On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Javier Viñuales Gutiérrez wrote: On mié, nov 01, 2000 at 11:09:23 +, Philip Charles wrote: that all the bugs were eliminated. IMHO Hurd is not ready for this yet. Ok, I think the same but if I can successfully make a apt-get against the developemnt

Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-10-31 Thread Ramakrishnan M
I am making a Debian Hurd CD for my personal use from ftp.debian.org. I am downloading the individual pckages from the different directories like base, devel etc. I would like to know how I can make an apt-able CD ROM. What is the dir structure to be used? May I follow the debian GNU/Linux

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-10-31 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
Hi, yes, the structure is the same. Look in dpkg-scanpackages how to create the Packages file. Also look at alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian, which is apt-able. There is also a README in this directory documenting how the Packges file is created. And then use your experiences to help Phil with the

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-10-31 Thread Ramakrishnan M
Marcus Brinkmann wrote: yes, the structure is the same. Look in dpkg-scanpackages how to create the Packages file. Also look at alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian, which is apt-able. There is also a README in this directory documenting how the Packges file is created. Thank you very much for the

Re: Making an apt-able GNU/Hurd CDROM

2000-10-31 Thread Philip Charles
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Ramakrishnan M wrote: Marcus Brinkmann wrote: yes, the structure is the same. Look in dpkg-scanpackages how to create the Packages file. Also look at alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian, which is apt-able. There is also a README in this directory documenting how the