Bug#591469: live-helper: Problems encountered while building on a powerpc

[Jeff Green <jeff@kikisoso.org>]

Package: live-helper
Version: 2.0~a14-1
Severity: normal


Please take this report in the spirit of an "installation" report.

The following packages caused problems:

ndiff	- conflict with nmap
guymager & libguytools1	- not found
mdadm	- problems while building kernel initrd

I basically excluded them from the build via modifying the appropriate list.

The following config information in config/binary

# $LH_CHECKSUMS: set checksums
# (Default: true) 
LH_CHECKSUMS="true" changed to "md5" to make it work.

caused confusion, e.g. the error:
P: Begin creating binary truesum.txt...
xargs: truesum: No such file or directory

I.e. is "true" really the correct default?

-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-powerpc
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages live-helper depends on:
ii  debootstrap                   1.0.23     Bootstrap a basic Debian system

Versions of packages live-helper recommends:
ii  cpio                          2.11-4     GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii  gettext-base                  0.18.1.1-1 GNU Internationalization utilities
ii  gnu-fdisk                     1.2.4-3    Linux fdisk replacement based on l

Versions of packages live-helper suggests:
ii  dosfstools                    3.0.9-1    utilities for making and checking 
ii  genisoimage                   9:1.1.10-1 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
pn  memtest86+ | memtest86        <none>     (no description available)
pn  mtools                        <none>     (no description available)
pn  parted                        <none>     (no description available)
pn  squashfs-tools | genext2fs |  <none>     (no description available)
ii  sudo                          1.7.2p7-1  Provide limited super user privile
pn  syslinux | grub               <none>     (no description available)
ii  uuid-runtime                  2.17.2-3.1 runtime components for the Univers
pn  win32-loader                  <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information

-- debsums errors found:
debsums: changed file /usr/share/live-helper/lists/debian-forensics (from live-helper package)
debsums: changed file /usr/share/live-helper/lists/rescue (from live-helper package)