fai and backports.org

[P.S.S.Camp]

Oh hum replying to myself again ok this patch from base 2.10.1 for
saner(tm) backport and other distro handling, the first line after
the fai bit is the dsitro.

PACKAGES install-t
sarge-backports
linux-image-686-smp
...

enjoy.

Phill.

On Mon, 15 May 2006, P.S.S.Camp wrote:

>
> Yes I think that only works because package checking for aptitude is
> currently disabled due to task items being valid for aptitude.
>
> I wouldn't rely on it...
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On Mon, 15 May 2006, kris wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 13:28 -0500, David Riddle wrote:
> > > Phil,
> > >
> > > Yes, unfortunately, I am aware of this. It would be nice if someone
> > > would add an option to FAI so that we could pass the -t distro option
> > > to FAI. Something like:
> > >
> > > PACKAGE install-t sarge-backports XORG
> > > x-window-system-core
> >
> > This would be useful.
> >
> > I was able to get something like this working with
> >
> > PACKAGES aptitude
> > -t unstable
> > linux-image-686-smp
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Until recently I have just had fai run a script with $ROOTCMD apt-get
> > > install -t sarge-backports x-window-system-core. I have found a some
> > > what better method I looked through the dependencies and apt-pinned
> > > the packages that x-window-system-core had to have from backport.org.
> > > Though certainly the ideal would be if the -t option were implemented
> > > in fai.
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > On 5/15/06, P.S.S.Camp <P.S.S.Camp at kent.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This is a limitation of the packagename/distro if you want to install
> > > > deb you need to run apt with -t distro.
> > > >
> > > > Phill.
> >
>
>

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