Debian Gurus, I recently bought the CheapBytes Debian 2.0 CD set (4 CDs). They are most cool. I have a question though:
Is there a way to completely build a debian linux installation from source code on the Source CD? I mean this: use the binary CD to do a minimum install system, then use a tool like dpkg or dselect to 'make' the packages (instead of installing binaries) from the original source code? This would be more time consuming, obviously, but would capture the benefits of compiled for target optimizations (pentium vs 486, etc). Obvious you can 'make' individual packages but then you bypass the benefits of dpkg package management. I would love to have a linux installation built COMPLETELY from the original source code. I am sure its possible, but how do I do it? TIA!! Andrew Lynch, [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS, please reply to my email address as well as copying the list. I try to keep up, but I several days behind in my email. TIA!! > > Subject: Re: First attempt > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 04:50:54 +0000 (GMT) > From: Philip Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: KTB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, > "recipient.list.not.shown": ; > > The binary CD uses the normal resc1440.bin to boot. > The source CD uses the boot disk with the tecra patch > Depends on what your system needs. >
