Live wrapper has replaced live build for official images. Live build is still being maintained by a Debian Developer (Raphael) and is being used by the wider community and many Debian based offshoots. The link you provided for multiarch is a netinst image not a live image. As far as I am aware Debian has never released a multiarch live image but I am happy to be proven wrong. Building a multiarch live image with live build may be possible but you will need 2 different squashfs filesystems at the very least. It is something I have wanted to try but have never had the time to sit down and work out all the different requirements.
On 13 November 2017 at 09:02, Borden Rhodes <j...@bordenrhodes.com> wrote: > On 12 November 2017 at 09:32, Andreas Heinlein <aheinl...@gmx.com> wrote: > > Am 12.11.2017 um 08:38 schrieb Borden Rhodes: > >> There were days, about a year ago, when I could write in auto/config: > >> > >> --architectures 'i386' > >> --linux-flavours 'amd64 686-pae' > >> > >> And this made me happy because I could generate an image that ran > >> natively on both 32 and 64-bit processors (every now and then I run > >> into a 32-bit processor I want to run this live CD on). However, now > >> when I run lb build, I eventually get the error message: > >> > >> Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched > "linux-image-amd64" > >> > >> Which, I think, makes sense because it's looking for the amd64 kernel > >> package in the i386 architecture but it obviously doesn't exist. > >> > >> I'm pretty sure that it's still possible to build multi-arch live CDs > >> because this page exists: > >> https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/multi-arch/iso-cd/ . > >> Unfortunately, I can't find where in > >> https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-live/ the auto/config file is > >> hiding to copy its settings. > >> > >> Therefore, I'd like guidance on either: > >> 1) How to build a multiarch live CD (specifically, that runs natively > >> on 32 and 64-bit processors); or > >> 2) Where to find the auto/config and config files for the > >> multi-arch/iso-cd file so I can learn how it accomplishes this feat, > >> if it does at all. > >> > >> With thanks, > >> > > I am afraid I cannot help you with the actual problem, but for > > clarification: Live CDs for Debian 9 are no longer built with > > live-build, but with a different package named live wrapper. That's why > > you will not find any auto/config file for the current 'official' > > multi-arch CDs. > > I read in the git repos that live-wrapper is the "next generation' way > of generating images. The documentation still seems to be for > live-build and I couldn't find live-wrapper docs online. Is > live-wrapper going to replace live-build in the future? > > > If I understand it right, you want a 64bit kernel with a 32bit userland, > > correct? That should still be possible by using a hook, but it is going > > to be a bit complicated, I guess. Maybe someone else here on the list > > has already done that. > > The short answer to your question is 'yes'. I'm designing this boot > disk for house-call troubleshooting. I'll normally run the 64-bit > operating system but, in the few times I run into old processors, I'll > need to run a 32-bit OS. The long answer is 'I'd like both package > sets installed so I can choose which to run'. When my auto/config file > worked, I believe it was running a 32 userland on top of a 64 kernel > when I opted for 64-bit mode. > > > Bye, > > > > Andreas > > > > I'm much obliged for your assistance. > > With thanks, > >
