Re: Bug#221907: no need to always install pcmcia-cs for d-i

[Kenshi Muto <kmuto@debian.org>]

Hi aj,

At Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:32:30 +1000,
Anthony Towns wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 08:54:13AM +0900, Kenshi Muto wrote:
> > - `pcmcia-cs' is cared by debian-installer system. No need to install
> >   this by debootstrap.
> 
> > I'm not familiar with other architecture, but boot loader such as
> > lilo, aboot, and silo should be installed by debian-installer rather
> > than debootstrap.
> 
> Can you please give me a brief run down on how you've got this working?

Well, d-i includes grub-installer, lilo-installer, palo-installer,
elilo-installer, arcboot-installer, zipl-installer, silo-installer and
yaboot-installer as udeb packages. They can have ability of support to
install loader package themselves.

For example, current grub-installer's postinst installs grub package
(run 'apt-install grub' internally).

When you drops some boot loader packages from debootstrap, we'll simply
add routines for install them (apt-install ...) into appropriate udeb
packages.

(Is this answer you want? I'm afraid I misunderstood your request)

Thanks,
-- 
Kenshi Muto
kmuto@debian.org