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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ It is a collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux). -<em>[[More_detailed|hurd/what_is_the_gnu_hurd]].</em></p> +<em>[[More_detailed|hurd/documentation]].</em></p> </div> <div id="mission"> <p class="statement-title">What is the mission of the GNU Hurd project?</p> diff --git a/user/jkoenig.mdwn b/user/jkoenig.mdwn index 8827d986..cbd30b93 100644 --- a/user/jkoenig.mdwn +++ b/user/jkoenig.mdwn @@ -79,17 +79,6 @@ I will be keeping track of my progress on this page. * Reminder: I should file a bug against libparted with the patch sometime. -* **busybox**: submit upstream and to [[!debbug 323670]] - (waiting for upstream to review) - * (./) I have mentioned my work on the upstream mailing list, - * (./) merge the recent changes from upstream, - notably to the build system. - (2010-06-23) - * (./) ask upstream for review and merge - (2010-06-25) - * backport any additional changes onto the debian branch - * hijack [[!debbug 323670]] and submit my patches - * (./) The `/servers/exec` issue (2010-06-26) * Due to /servers being inexistant, the bootstrap ext2fs could not register the initial exec server, @@ -106,17 +95,69 @@ I will be keeping track of my progress on this page. * Firmlink /servers into /target after debootstrap to make the network available. -* **grub-installer** (expected 2010-06-28) - * review the whole thing and add hurd to the supported cases +* (./) **grub-installer** + * (./) add hurd support (2010-06-27) + * /!\ grub-legacy still needs to be tested + * submit changes as a Debian bug + +**Milestone (2010-06-28): +installer kindof works, with documented manual intervention required** + +* (./) Set up a Debian mirror with modified packages for installation + * the [mirror](http://jk.fr.eu.org/debian/hurd-install/mirror) + is now up and running (2010-07-06) + * hacked the image build script to include its public key in + debian-archive-keyring at image build time (2010-07-08) + +* (./) Sort out the situation with dev node creation (2010-07-07): + * Devices and servers used to be set up by debootstrap; + the hurd package would add some missing nodes. + * New strategy implemented in hurd and debootstrap: + * debootstrap uses active firmlinks into the host system + for the target system's /dev and /servers. + * the hurd package now include a `setup-translators` script, + which is used to register the passive translators by the installer's + `/libexec/runsystem` and hurd's postinst script. + +* **busybox**: submit upstream and to [[!debbug 323670]] + (waiting for upstream to review) + * (./) I have mentioned my work on the upstream mailing list, + * (./) merge the recent changes from upstream, + notably to the build system. + (2010-06-23) + * (./) ask upstream for review and merge + (2010-06-25) + * (./) sent as patches as requested + (2010-07-08) + * backport any additional changes onto the debian branch + * hijack [[!debbug 323670]] and submit my patches + +* **aptitude**: + * Currently broken on hurd-i386: + [[!debpkg gtest]] fails to build because of a segfault in one of the test + cases, [[!debpkg google-mock]] and hence [[!debpkg aptitude]] are missing + it as a build-dep. + The older package is not installable anymore because it's linked against + an older version of libept, which has been removed. + * (./) I bypassed the tests and uploaded the 3 packages to my repository + (2010-07-08) + * The segfault will have to be sorted out. (postponed) + +* (./) "Fix" the swap situation. (2010-07-08) + * The device_close() libstore patch + had the unfortunate effect of making swapon fail, + since the device it activates has to be kept open. + * add options for MAKEDEV and setup-devices + to use the libparted stores + * disable youpi's patch + * make partman-basicfilesystems re-create the device + as a kernel partition, which is needed for swapon * **d-i/installer/build**: (expected 2010-06-28) * publish the patch I use * sort out the changes suitable for inclusion and ask youpi and/or debian-boot@l.d.o to commit them -**Milestone (expected 2010-06-28): -installer kindof works, with documented manual intervention required** - * **partman**: further adjustments * hide irrelevant mount options? (sync, relatime) @@ -131,13 +172,13 @@ installer kindof works, with documented manual intervention required** what native-install used to be required for</strike> (debootstrap does it) -* netcfg: make it work on Hurd somehow (port `busybox ip`?) - -* Hurd-specific partitionning (use supported fs types and options). - NB: we will need support in mach to reload the partition tables, - or alternatively use the parted support in libstore somehow. - -* grub2 installation +* <strike>netcfg: make it work on Hurd somehow (port `busybox ip`?)</strike> + * Apparently netcfg-static already has Hurd support, + though we may want to make it use fsysopts instead of settrans. + * What I *will* have to do is to teach ethdetect + to use 'devprobe' on a number for network device prefixes + to determine the list (eth%d, wl%d, anything else?). + * busybox udhcpc will eventually have to be ported. **Milestone (expected 2010-07-05): installer works but it's still somewhat ugly and broken** @@ -159,6 +200,7 @@ it works great and it's beautiful** * test, fix, document * support more types of installation images * give a shot at the graphical installer if time permits +* integrate wireless drivers with netcfg * see how [[zhengda]]'s work on DDE could be integrated * etc.. |