Re: dpkg on AIX?

[Dan Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>]

On Wed, Jul 08, 1998 at 07:46:37PM +0100, Adrian Bridgett wrote:
> I've just got an AIX box at work and I'd like to install all the useful
> programs using dpkg - I hate tarballs since removing the packages is so
> difficult.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this before I go and have a bash. The
> INSTALL script for dpkg seemed to be... lacking somewhat. (Read the install
> and then have a look at debian/rules :-P)

It will be painful - heck, it's painful enough on debian-powerpc.  Not
to mention I can't build jade for the documentation - does any version
of egcs handle jade yet or must I try to get libg++272 working?

> PS: I don't suppose anyone knows how to boot a PowerSeries 850 (PC-style)
> box into single-user mode. I had to grab a CD-ROM off a spare machine in the
> end (networking was down and NIS couldn't connect so the boot never finished).

Easy...get a linuxppc CD and type /vmlinux single at the boot prompt :)
The 850 is slowly becoming a supported machine.

Dan.


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