Contents of /trunk/build/README

The files in this directory are used to build the Debian installer.
An overview of how the installer is built:

* sources.list is used to configure apt to download udebs from a mirror.
  You can change it to use whatever debian archive is convenient for you.
* lists/base contains udebs that are put on all systems; the other files
  in that directory define different types of debian installer systems
  by listing the udebs that they are composed of. Note that
  ${kernel:Version} in these files is replaced with the kernel version, as
  set in the KVERS variable in the Makefile.
* The Makefile has a TYPE variable that selects one of the lists. Eg, 
  "fakeroot make TYPE=net"
* Apt is used to download the required udebs. This does *not* include
  libraries; libraries used by udebs must be installed on the build system,
  and so are build-depended on.
* If you have some udebs that are not available on your mirror yet,
  you can drop them in localudebs/ and they will be used.
* Dpkg is used to unpack the udebs into the build directory.
* A customized set of reduced libraries is generated to correspond to the
  udebs that were installed.
* "make demo" (run as root) will chroot into the system.
1	joeyh	324	The files in this directory are used to build the Debian installer.
2			An overview of how the installer is built:
3
4			* sources.list is used to configure apt to download udebs from a mirror.
5			You can change it to use whatever debian archive is convenient for you.
6			* lists/base contains udebs that are put on all systems; the other files
7			in that directory define different types of debian installer systems
8	joeyh	558	by listing the udebs that they are composed of. Note that
9			${kernel:Version} in these files is replaced with the kernel version, as
10			set in the KVERS variable in the Makefile.
11	joeyh	324	* The Makefile has a TYPE variable that selects one of the lists. Eg,
12	joeyh	328	"fakeroot make TYPE=net"
13	joeyh	947	* Apt is used to download the required udebs. This does not include
14			libraries; libraries used by udebs must be installed on the build system,
15			and so are build-depended on.
16	joeyh	328	* If you have some udebs that are not available on your mirror yet,
17			you can drop them in localudebs/ and they will be used.
18	joeyh	333	* Dpkg is used to unpack the udebs into the build directory.
19			* A customized set of reduced libraries is generated to correspond to the
20			udebs that were installed.
21			* "make demo" (run as root) will chroot into the system.