Bug#458663: re debootstrap and bz2 etc

2009-11-15 Thread Mark Hymers
On Sun, 15, Nov, 2009 at 02:40:20PM -0500, Joey Hess spoke thus.. > Another reason to avoid bz2 and other more esoteric compressors in debs > uded by debootstrap is that debootstrap is run on systems other than d-i > and debian. > > When debootstrap is used on a busybox based embedded system, bzi

Bug#458663: re debootstrap and bz2 etc

2009-11-15 Thread Joey Hess
Another reason to avoid bz2 and other more esoteric compressors in debs uded by debootstrap is that debootstrap is run on systems other than d-i and debian. When debootstrap is used on a busybox based embedded system, bzip2 will likely not be available. When debootstrap is used on some old crufty