[Phil Blundell] > The fact that one package is present doesn't mean that all the required > files will be there.
No, and the fact that whatever test is in boot-floppies concludes that it is a official CD doesn't mean all the files will be there either. > It's much better to err on the side of caution with this stuff. If > dbootstrap fails to recognise a CD that would have been OK, all the user > has to do is answer a couple of extra questions. If it latches on to a > disk that later turns out not to contain all the files it needs, the > installation will probably fail. I will make sure to build my CDs in a way that makes sure the CDs are detected as debian CDs to avoid the extra questions. If this require me to put special words into a text file, or something else do not bother me. > Since the Official CDs are the only ones whose contents we can be > reasonably certain about, having dbootstrap look specifically for an > official disk seems like a good approach to me. Well, good luck. I want the CDs I produce to ask as few questions as possible, and will probably be able to make them look sufficiently official to fool boot-floppies. I do not think you can be certain about the content whatever you do. boot-floppies could of course run '/usr/sbin/debootstrap --print-debs woody' and check if all the listed packages are available on the CD. After all, that is the interesting thing to check. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
