Phil Kern wrote: >On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 01:17:22AM +0100, Wookey wrote: > >> Can we drop 32 and 64-bit 'foreign' kernels now? (i.e -amd64 kernel from >> i386) >> Kernel team would like to do it now, but may well have to wait one >> release. (ask kernel team for input) > >That's also an interesting CD question then, depending where the >kernel is now. That would require putting other arch packages onto >the disc.
Yes, it would. Interesting times... :-) ... >> Installation media - depends on partial arches >> Do we have a disc containing multiple arches? >> Dong dong dong dong dong dong (Big bell in chruch saying we've been at this >> for an hour) >> Out of time (some people need to go). So let the installer people >> decide. > >So the question from above was raised but the feasibility not >answered. It still stands. :) It's something that was discussed, but not fully worked through. We already have "multi-arch" CDs of course, but that means a different thing: we include each binary package that's needed for *all* architectures on the CD. It's on my list to look into a different style of build there. debian-cd already tracks its internal list of packages needed as $arch:$component:$package, so it's not looking *too* hard for me to explicitly pull in packages from other architectures as needed. As for the installer using them, I'll let other people answer. :-) -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline, Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/e1rhhcr-0004jg...@mail.einval.com
