Re: Debian From Scratch Revisited

2012-04-06 Thread David L. Craig
[odd--I never saw these replies in D-U-Ds 544-546, and so am replying via the website] It seems there isn't much interest here so I'll forego the cookbook. Interested parties should understand Debian IS IN FACT based upon source packages and all binary packages are built from these Debianized so

Re: Debian From Scratch Revisited

2012-04-05 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 05/04/12 17:16, Russell L. Harris wrote: > * David L. Craig [120405 05:48]: >> The latest item I encountered about DFS is from April 2006 and it >> apparently never reached version 1.00 (maybe somebody remembers the >> story). Thus, it looks like I need to reinvent that wheel by >> absorbing a

Re: Debian From Scratch Revisited

2012-04-05 Thread Russell L. Harris
* David L. Craig [120405 05:48]: > The latest item I encountered about DFS is from April 2006 and it > apparently never reached version 1.00 (maybe somebody remembers the > story). Thus, it looks like I need to reinvent that wheel by > absorbing all the pertinent DD docs and diving in. I would b

Debian From Scratch Revisited

2012-04-04 Thread David L. Craig
Okay, I looked into Source Mage after I found myself in possession of a quad-core 4GB hand-me-down box that could actually permit me to undertake a full production platform built entirely from source packages. While the distribution's reduced overall rigidity was appealing and it was good to e