So I installed the Java addon. But where is it?

MainStore:/mnt/buildenv# debootstrap --arch i386 etch $BUILDENV http://archive.debian.org/backports.org
I: Retrieving Release
E: Failed getting release file http://archive.debian.org/backports.org/dists/etch/Release

Its always tacking that damn "dists/etch/Release" on the end and it dont exist. Its in http://archive.debian.org/backports.org/dists/etch-backports/

Why do you want to get backports anyway? Just use etch and if need be add the backports repo later.

So the correct line would be: debootstrap --arch i386 etch $BUILDENV http://archive.debian.org/debian

-Stefan

Yup that did it. Woo hoo!

Thanks mega heaps Stefan. I'll go have a play ;)

Hi Stefan,
I have just got back to building my dev environment. Been busy with a load of hassle at home.... :(
So I got a virgin buildenv using debootstrap. But now stuck with configuring the new chroot environment.

What should I have in my sources.list file?
The devbuild wefixit page gives examples referring to lenny.
My current sources.list looks like this. But it does fails.

deb http://archive.debian.org/debian etch main
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian etch non-free
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-backports etch-backports main non-free

This gives the following:

W: GPG error: http://archive.debian.org etch-backports Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EA8E8B2116BA136C
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

TIA

You need to install the updated GPG signatures from etch-backports manually. Download and install using dpkg -i ...

-Stefan

Sorry Stefan. As I said, I am really an old time Unix hack. Getting around Linux is a challenge for me but I am competent once I understand the gist of things. Can you be a bit more specific for an old dog ;) .... dpkg -i ?

Oh craps! I saw this viewtopic.php?f=35&t=59430&p=334004&hilit=GPG#p334004
Stefan, does this mean I am hosed?

No because your problem is with the back ports repo for which a GPG is available whereas the problem in the other thread is with Netgear's 4.2.19 repo for which no valid key is available ;) So you just need to download the Debian Archive Keyring and install the file using "dpkg -i <filename>"

-Stefan

Stefan. Thanks mate. Really appreciate it. I know I keep saying it but I do.
So, I now have my dev env setup. Downloaded the ReadyNAS GPL resources (as an aged Unix hack Iam blown away that these are even public!), installed gcc, gdb, make etc and I have even run configure/make in a ffmpeg to test it. Runs great. So, to start with, serviio has had problems with ffmpeg and there is a patch just ab out to com out for fixing mkv files on certain dst runs. I will have that in the next day or so. But right now, things are looking sweet. I guess I will figure out which packages I am missing as I go along. e.g., I installed gcc and the libs and all and just presumed "make" would come with it but it didnt so a quick apt-get sorted that.
Just compiled strace.....woo hoo!
briliant! thanks again.

The thing is that you probably can't use the ffmpeg as supplied by Netgear because this one has been stripped down a lot. You may be fine by manually configuring the sources as you did but rather than doing this I'd advise to use the Debian build tools like 'dpkg-buildpackage' or 'rebuild' to build the stuff. You should be able to find newer releases of ffmpeg in the Debian repos for Lenny/Squeeze/Sid. Actually I already built one myself for the KMotion project so I know it's doable but it's going to be tough work ;)

-Stefan