Re: PowerPC people please test the new build code

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> writes:

> Ok, i added some extra udebs, and it built. That said, i get the
> following error :
> 
> cp -f boot/powerpc/floppy-yaboot.conf ./tmp/floppy/cd_image_tree/install/powermac/yaboot.conf
> cp: cannot stat `boot/powerpc/floppy-yaboot.conf': No such file or directory
> make: *** [cd_content] Error 1

Are you sure you checked out my branch?
cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.debian.org:/cvs/debian-boot -z3 checkout -rmrvn debian-installer

This looks like your trying to build cdrom images with TYPE=bootfloppy
with the old Makefile.

> But i have yaboot installed, but since i don't use it, i have no
> configuration file, nor any idea of where to find such a thing.
> 
> And which raise a question of the bootloaders for the different
> subarches.
> 
> We currently have :
> 
>   oldworld : quik & miboot.
> 
>   newworld : yaboot, but plain OF is also possible.
> 
>   chrp : yaboot (i think), but plain OF is also possible.
> 
>   chrp-rs6k : no idea most people simply use OF it seems.
> 
>   prep : no bootx loader.
> 
>   chrp-pegasos : no bootloader yet, OF is used.
> 
> How will you handle this ?

Put as many as possible on one CD. If they conflict we have to add
arch-flavours.
 
> There is also the matter of building the kernel with builtin initrd, but
> i am working on it, maybe using a kernel-build-udeb package or
> something, containing the minimal stuff needed to add the initrd to the
> kernel.
> 
> Friendly,
> 
> Sven Luther

MfG
        Goswin