On Mon, Nov 09, 1998 at 10:13:07AM -0500, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > From: Gordon Matzigkeit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 06 Nov 1998 12:20:15 -0600 > > Basically, dpkg is not suitable for cross-platform installations, > because the --instroot option uses the chroot call, which breaks all > the installation scripts (i.e. they see only Hurd binaries, rather > than the current system's). There's no easy solution to this problem, > aside from running dpkg under the Hurd.
Well, later we found that the solution is not to run the installations scripts at all (with the --unpack option). Some scripts are essential, but only for upgrading. A new install should work fine. > Oh, cool. That means that when running dpkg on the Hurd we'll be able > to see if there are any bugs in the Hurd's chroot. You never know... This is only true if we try to install packages on a different system while running hurd. Running a native dpkg to install packages on the very same system does not invoke chroot. Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
