Debian-Installer: Build yourself

HOWTO

Here are the steps to build debian-installer:

-> hint: run dpkg-checkbuilddeps from the debian-installer/installer/ directory.


Originally from http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2002/debian-boot-200207/msg00441.html but probably much changed since (build those libs by hand):

You will need sudo access or be root to do this.

This will give you a network-enabled installer, if you'd rather want a cdrom installer, run make TYPE=cdrom or TYPE=cdrom144.

NOTE that it's possible to build this under woody, but it's difficult. It might require packages from unstable during the build process. I actually got thru the build process, but haven't seen the thing work yet. I had to install libc from unstable and then my original libc again, then the libc from security.debian.org which might work in the first place. I'm going to redo the build with that lib to see if that clears up problems. If not, I'll search the open seas for a good floppy :)

-Jim Lynch


2004-11-21 DanielDickinson

Building both the udebs (from debian-installer/packages) and debian-installer from the same snapshot helps ensure that the resulting build will work correctly)

... To be continued. ...