Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2017-01-01 Thread Michael .
And here goes the live-build community once more into a meltdown. Peter, I haven't seen your name in many, if any, discussions before this so take this from someone who has been a part of the user community for many many years. Your attitude and method of communication alienates yourself from

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2017-01-01 Thread Ben Armstrong
On January 1, 2017 4:47:39 PM "Peter.Stein" wrote: I actually had a bunch of comments, but suspected they would not be well received Try us. and thus tried to be diplomatic I must have missed that. ;) and productive by suggesting a step-by-step HOWTO. It's

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2017-01-01 Thread Ozi Traveller
Hi Peter I use live-build to create my isos and I have a small explanation of what I do here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linnix/files/ I'm not suggesting that you use what I have created, but it might help fill in some of the blanks in the documentation. I found the documentation very

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2017-01-01 Thread Peter.Stein
I actually had a bunch of comments, but suspected they would not be well received and thus tried to be diplomatic and productive by suggesting a step-by-step HOWTO. It's needed, everyone knows what one is, and shouldn't be difficult to put together by the live-build experts. You wanted an

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2017-01-01 Thread Ben Armstrong
On January 1, 2017 2:26:58 PM "Peter.Stein" wrote: I eventually figured out by trial and error how to get the iso to build. Not because of the documentation, but in spite of it. The resulting iso won't boot via GRUB2, but that's a GRUB issue not a live-build issue.

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2017-01-01 Thread Peter.Stein
I eventually figured out by trial and error how to get the iso to build. Not because of the documentation, but in spite of it. The resulting iso won't boot via GRUB2, but that's a GRUB issue not a live-build issue. HOWTOs are commonplace in the linux world. That's an obvious way to improve the

Bug#849827: Fwd: Re: Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2016-12-31 Thread Ben Armstrong
User error. This bug should be closed. --- Forwarded message --- From: Ben Armstrong <sy...@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> Date: December 31, 2016 5:45:12 PM Subject: Re: Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target To: Peter.Stein <peter.st...@comcast.net>, sub...@bugs.deb

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2016-12-31 Thread Ben Armstrong
You are misusing the --linux-packages option which is only to specify kernel and kernel modules. See live-manual and use package lists instead. Ben On December 31, 2016 4:45:26 PM "Peter.Stein" wrote: Package: live-build Version: 1:20161216 I configure with: lb

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2016-12-31 Thread Ben Armstrong
On December 31, 2016 6:10:55 PM "Peter.Stein" wrote: I'm only seeing --linux-packages as a possible option for specifying configuration PACKAGES. Is there another option in this list that's appropriate? No. You use package lists instead. As for what's in that

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2016-12-31 Thread Amilton Jesus
Em sáb, 31 de dez de 2016 às 20:06, Peter.Stein escreveu: > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, my bad. But there are plenty of > > examples oqn the web of specifying pacmgkages via the "lb config" > > command such as: > > > > > >

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2016-12-31 Thread Peter.Stein
Ok, my bad. But there are plenty of examples on the web of specifying packages via the "lb config" command such as: http://www.debianuserforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=9=185 The --packages option shown there and in other examples isn't available in my version of live-build: lb config [--apt

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2016-12-31 Thread Ozi Traveller
I didn't find a package named a2ps-amd64, but there is on named a2ps. Also maybe try --debian-installer daily instead of --debian-installer live Just my 2cents Ozi On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Peter.Stein wrote: > Package: live-build > Version: 1:20161216 > > I

Bug#849827: live-build fails to build amd64 target

2016-12-31 Thread Peter.Stein
Package: live-build Version: 1:20161216 I configure with: lb config --debian-installer live -d stretch --archive-areas main contrib non-free upstream restricted --linux-packages `dpkg-query -f '${binary:Package}\n' -W` This configures the target for the same packages as those installed on