Bug 698070

Summary:	dev-util/debootstrap-1.0.115 doesn't support Devuan
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Honza <hkmaly>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Debian-related package maintainers [DISBANDED] <deb-tools+disabled>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Honza 2019-10-20 02:53:16 UTC

Would it be possible to add support for devuan into Gentoo deboostrap packages? Besides the distribution codenames, it would likely require incorporating some other code from https://git.devuan.org/devuan-packages/debootstrap including but not limited to making sure systemd is not installed when not asked for (there is related debian bug on https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668001 but I didn't found where the discussion moved from then, if anywhere).

Or did they diverge to the point it would be better to make them two packages?

Comment 1 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2019-10-20 09:55:53 UTC

[1] suggests that you use debootstrap to install some Debian release (in a chroot obviously) and then tweak it to arrive at something resembling a Devuan release. Support for Devuan should be merged at debootstrap upstream, and not in Gentoo.





[1] https://devuan.org/os/documentation/dev1fanboy/jessie-minimal-install