Re: Building Custom Installer for Foreign Architecture

[ms419@freezone.co.uk]

On Sep 22, 2004, at 3:59 AM, Geert Stappers wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 01:33:23PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 10:13:18AM -0700, ms419@freezone.co.uk wrote:
> > > I need a custom installer to install Debian on my powerpc host;
> > > unfortunately, my only other host is i386. How does one build an
> > > installer for a foreign architecture?
> >
> > One doesn't, the debian installer build process depends on tools which
> > don't work with foreign binary objects.
> >
> > Why do you need a custom installer?
>
> I'm also interested in what is missing in debian-installer.

I'm installing on an LVM 2 root partition with Rieser4 FS.

I gather LVM root partitions will be supported with the next Debian 
Installer release. Meanwhile, I built my own custom kernel & initrd. 
Now, I understand to use the Reiser4 
(http://packages.debian.org/unstable/debian-installer/mkreiser4-udeb) & 
my custom kernel udebs, I must build a custom installer?

What are the tools which don't work with foreign binary objects?

Thank you for your help!

Jack