Pretty cool. I wasn't using 2.1.5 before which was missing the omitdebsrc option.
Also, is there a way to let multistrap use a specific version of the package (specify the version along with the name of the package?) With Best Regards, Vivek Raghunathan On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Neil Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:23:46 -0700 > Vivek Raghunathan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Neil, >> >> I'm a developer working in an open source project which requires to >> create cross rootfs'es based on debian (specifically ubuntu distro) > > We're testing multistrap with Ubuntu at the moment but most work has > been with Debian. > >> We have our own local package repository that we need to use for >> creating filesystems along with the ports.ubuntu.com mirror. > > Multistrap was developed to give support for local repositories. > >> Multistrap is pretty awesome in that manner, where you can have >> multiple repositories defined, but one problem I'm facing is the >> requirement of Source packages along with the deb's to create the >> filesystem. > > You always need source packages, otherwise the maintenance of the > repository becomes all but impossible. (Unreferenced packages.) > > A repository without sources is not a functional repository. > > However, if you tell multistrap to omit the deb-src, it will. Add: > > omitdebsrc=true > > to the relevant Sections in your multistrap config file. (i.e. not > General.) > > Test your config using the --dry-run option to multistrap. > > See 'Omitting deb-src listings' in the manpage for more information. > >> Our local repository doesn't have source packages for the deb's. > > Upload them. You have them somewhere, it will make things easier in > the end. > > Please only send replies to the debian-embedded mailing list or report > a bug against multistrap - NOT in launchpad, in the Debian BTS. > > -- > > > Neil Williams > ============= > http://www.data-freedom.org/ > http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ > http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
