A basic set of packages are now available for Emdebian Grip - enough for a debootstrap chroot and little else. More packages will be added in due course (first target is XFCE). The Emdebian homepage has been updated to reflect the new distribution. Emdebian Grip is a smaller Debian-compatible distribution. Grip is a light grip on Squeeze (the codename of the next Debian release after 5.0 "Lenny"). Small amounts of squeeze, as few functional changes as possible and highest level of functional compatibility with Debian Squeeze. Intended to be primarily a native build environment, including support for building custom packages on an Emdebian installation as well as the ability to mix and match Emdebian and Debian packages with minimal effort. Cross-building support will become available as the changes needed for Emdebian Crush are made within Debian. Initially, Emdebian Grip packages based on Debian 5.0 "Lenny" are mainly to assist in further developments. Only 'unstable' is available so far. Emdebian Grip supports standard Debian methods for creating root filesystems, chroots and eventually, normal Debian installations using the Debian Installer, although this is untested. (Some packages need additional support, so an additional grip-config package is provided to workaround the bugs until the relevant Debian packages can be modified.) http://www.emdebian.org/grip/index.html Eventual aims for Emdebian Grip, after Lenny 1. Native or cross-build, as appropriate. 2. Support for compilers and build tools, including interpreted languages. 3. No functional changes within libraries. This means not changing the options to ./configure in debian/rules. 4. Extending the upcoming TDeb support in Debian to the existing Emdebian TDeb support. 5. Use of "nodocs" support in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS and extending support for "nodocs" within discussions around DEB_VENDOR as well as in the limited Emdebian package set. 6. Less pressure on ultimate installation sizes and package sizes. Devices running Emdebian Grip will need less space than Debian Squeeze but will need more space (including temporary space) than Emdebian Crush. To use the compilation support, devices will need considerably more space and RAM than a device running Emdebian Crush. apt sources deb http://buildd.emdebian.org/grip/ unstable main Sources deb-src http://buildd.emdebian.org/grip/ unstable main Bugs should be filed against buildd.emdebian.org in the Debian BTS using reportbug as normal. In due course, testing will also become available and as Lenny is still delayed, a stable release will follow. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ http://e-mail.is-not-s.ms/
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