On 06/30/2017 04:21 PM, zap wrote:
>
> On 06/30/2017 11:21 AM, Svante Signell wrote:
>> On Thu, 2017-06-29 at 19:34 -0400, zap wrote:
>>> not really complaining for the most part. But I am curious that's
>>> all.
>>>
>> Hi zap,
>>
>> As I wrote earlier, you can install openrc by:
>> 0) Enable ascii in /etc/apt/sources.list
>> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged ascii main
>>
>> 1) add to /etc/apt/sources.list
>> deb http://packages.devuan.org/devuan/ ascii-proposed main
>>
>> 2) apt-get update
>>
>> 3) apt-get download sysvinit-utils
>>
>> 4) Build* and install libfdisk1 and util-linux (2.29.21+devuan1). If
>> you are in i386 I can send you them. Otherwise see below.
>>
>> dpkg -i libfdisk1_2.29.2-1+devuan1_i386.deb util-linux_2.29.2-
>> 1+devuan1_i386.deb sysvinit-utils_2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2_i386.deb
>>
>> 5) apt-get upgrade: Installs latest initscripts:
>> initscripts (2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2)
>>
>> 6) apt-get -s install openrc
>> Check that all is OK, then remove the -s
>> The following additional packages will be installed:
>> libeinfo1 librc1
>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>> sysv-rc
>>
>> To build util-linux for your arch:
>> 1) Add to sources.list
>> deb-src http://packages.devuan.org/devuan/ ascii-proposed main
>>
>> 2) Download sources
>> dget https://packages.devuan.org/devuan/pool/main/u/util-linux/util-lin
>> ux_2.29.2-1+devuan1.dsc
>>
>> 3) Unpack sources
>> dpkg-source -x util-linux_2.29.2-1+devuan1.dsc
>>
>> 4) cd util-linux-2.29.2/
>> Install all packages needed in debian/control as root:
>> see Build-Depends: entry
>>
>> 5) dpkg-buildpackage 2>&1 | tee buildpackage-2.29.2-1+devuan1.log
>> (see above at point 4)
> Okay, this is a better way to know how to do so. I didn't understand the
> instructions before. that's all... thanks
Actually I have to make an edit, I am using an x86_64 bit machine. and
some of the packages in the list for needed, debian/control, I cannot
find. odd though it may be...