Re: Adding Linux 6.12 udebs for bookworm LTS

On 2026-06-12 12:53, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Fri, 2026-06-05 at 12:27 +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> [...]
>> I have *not* tested whether having these additional udebs available 
>> will
>> affect the inclusion of packages in official installer builds for the
>> final point release.  To test this, would it be sufficient to put them
>> in localudebs/, or should I put them in a local APT archive and add a
>> sources.list.udeb.local pointing at them?
> 
> I tested a netinst build with the additional udebs available in
> localudebs/, and as intended and expected they were *not* included.
Just an experienced -based observation, Ben:
When I build reiser4 udebs for AMD64 architecture, after placing them 
under localudebs/, I still have to reference those in file:
build/pkg-lists/netboot/amd64.cfg
otherwise, those unofficial udebs are not included in the final netinst 
build image.

Accordingly, if your intention is to include in the final netinst image 
those unofficial UDEB packages under localudebs/, you would reference 
them in their respective file:
build/pkg-lists/netboot/[architecture].cfg
for the architecture you are targeting the d-i netinst image build.
> 
> But I also wanted to test "CD" builds.  Unfortunately setting LOCAL +
> LOCALDEBS + UPDATE_LOCAL changes the behaviour of various scripts in
> debian-cd so all the extra packages get copied into a separate 
> directory
> in the image.  To test the behaviour of an official build with new
> packages present, it appears that I would need to somehow merge the new
> packages into my mirror.  And I can't see how to do that.
> 
> Unless someone can help me to create that merged archive, I'm afraid I
> will have to test this after linux-6.12 is in 
> bookworm-proposed-updates,
> and fix any breakage then.
> 
> Ben.