udeb, the additional information
Hello,
The information I was missing a long time:
$ cvs diff -u doc/modules.txt
Index: doc/modules.txt
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/debian-installer/doc/modules.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 modules.txt
--- doc/modules.txt 28 Jul 2003 08:29:35 -0000 1.17
+++ doc/modules.txt 27 Sep 2003 23:26:26 -0000
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@
packages, and because it allows metadata to accompany the files in a module,
we have decided to use debian packages as the modules for the installer. To
differentiate them from normal Debian packages, modules have filenames
-ending in ".udeb". However, modules must not have the same package name as
-any regular Debian package.
+ending in ".udeb". The 'u' is actual the greek "mu", the symbol for micro.
+However, modules must not have the same package name as any regular Debian
+package.
Unlike regular debian packages, modules for the installer will not be
policy compliant. They will not contain documentation in /usr/share/doc.
They need not comply with the FHS. They may be statically linked. They may
conflict with essential "real" debian packages, and thus be non-installable
on a real debian system, although it is recommended that if possible, this
-be avoided.
+be avoided. All this "breaking the rules" is for space reduction.
Here is a short rundown on differences between deb packages and udebs:
Please take it into CVS.
Geert Stappers
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