Re: moving archdetect functionality to libd-i
Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> [Colin Watson]
> > Because that's the only way I can get the archdetect program outside
> > d-i. The ddetect source package does not produce any other .debs. I
> > cannot cause the code to appear on the installed system by
> > magic. :-)
>
> Right. What about putting it into discover instead of libd-i?
> Sub-arch detection have more in common with hardware detection then
> d-i support functions.
The ID values returned by archdetect are currently a "standard" set by
d-i, IMHO it is better not to propagate them to other contexts. At least
not without some more thought how to use/extend them.
Thiemo
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