Re: install debian linux completely from source CD
Andrew Lynch wrote:
>
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> Is there a way to completely build a debian linux installation from
> source code on the Source CD? I mean this:
>
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> from the original source code? This would be more time consuming,
> obviously, but would capture the benefits of compiled for target
> optimizations (pentium vs 486, etc).
>
It would also allow for new versions of Debian to be
distributed as source diff's in addition to the complete
sources. It would be very benefitial for those who don't
have enough bandwidth to download the contents of several
CDs and definitely have a positive impact on ease of
distribution and up-to-dateness of many Debian
installations.
I know nothing about internal structure of *.deb files, but
I don't see why they shouldn't support building from sources
or source diffs as well and at the same time retain
dependency information allowing dselect (or alike) to work
as before?
Regards,
Milan
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