Re: Debconf11 multiarch-related-items meeting notes
Phil Kern wrote:
>On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 01:17:22AM +0100, Wookey wrote:
>
>> Can we drop 32 and 64-bit 'foreign' kernels now? (i.e -amd64 kernel from i386)
>> Kernel team would like to do it now, but may well have to wait one
>> release. (ask kernel team for input)
>
>That's also an interesting CD question then, depending where the
>kernel is now. That would require putting other arch packages onto
>the disc.
Yes, it would. Interesting times... :-)
...
>> Installation media - depends on partial arches
>> Do we have a disc containing multiple arches?
>> Dong dong dong dong dong dong (Big bell in chruch saying we've been at this for an hour)
>> Out of time (some people need to go). So let the installer people
>> decide.
>
>So the question from above was raised but the feasibility not
>answered. It still stands. :)
It's something that was discussed, but not fully worked through. We
already have "multi-arch" CDs of course, but that means a different
thing: we include each binary package that's needed for *all*
architectures on the CD. It's on my list to look into a different
style of build there. debian-cd already tracks its internal list of
packages needed as $arch:$component:$package, so it's not looking
*too* hard for me to explicitly pull in packages from other
architectures as needed. As for the installer using them, I'll let
other people answer. :-)
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