new port
hi
I would like to discuss the birth of the new Debian port with you all
the proposed name is 'Debian GNU/win'
it will be a porting, to the Microsoft win32 architecture + Cygnus cygwin,
of many Debian packages (but not all)
this summer I have prepared a cross-build environment, in which I
have installed
cygwin GTK gdk glib gdk-pixbuf, libraries and headers;
I could then succesfully cross-compile my program 'gtkmorph'
to start building .debs, I need to discuss a few things with you all
1) I need to patch dpkg to add the new port, and before that
I need consensus at least on the name 'Debian GNU/win' that I propose
I have also some ideas
2) I will use the 'virtual mount' capability of cygwin: then
the user will freely choose where to install the debian stuff
(I am currently installing it under d:\debian)
while the Debian programs will see a regular debian file tree
3) once the .debs for the base system are ready,
I will prepare an installation program:
a) a (console based) tool will ask where the debian stuff should go
(as 'c:\debian') and will set the virtual mounts
b) 'debootstrap' (as a standalone tool, using mingw) will
install the base system
it will be possible to put everything on a CD (or on the web)
if some people are willing to collaborate, I would appreciate if
we could be given a space inside .debian.org, to work together
(I am a mantainer)
what do you think?
a.
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