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diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4cc8634e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/control @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +Source: busybox +Priority: optional +Maintainer: Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org> +Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 2.0.80) +Standards-Version: 3.1.1 + +Package: busybox +Architecture: any +Depends: ${shlibs:Depends} +Conflicts: binutils, bsdutils, console-tools, cpio, debianutils, dnsutils, dpkg, fbset, fdflush, fileutils, grep, gzip, hostname, modutils, mount, netbase, procps, psmisc, sed, sharutils, shellutils, sysklogd, sysvinit, tar, textutils, update, util-linux +Replaces: dpkg, netbase +Section: utils +Description: Tiny utilities for the debian-installer and for embedded systems. + BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single + small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for the most common + utilities you would usually find on your desktop system (i.e. ls, cp, mv, + mount, tar, etc). The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than + their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included + provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU + counterparts. + . + BusyBox is used by the debian-installer. Installing BusyBox onto your Debian + system is not recommended, unless you are intended to make a very small embedded + system. Chances are good that for embedded systems, you will want to recompile + to only include the tools and utilities you wish to include. + +Package: busybox-static +Architecture: any +Depends: ${shlibs:Depends} +Section: shells +Description: Provides a stand alone rescue shell with tons of builtin utilities. + BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single + small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for the most common + utilities you would usually find on your desktop system (i.e. ls, cp, mv, + mount, tar, etc). The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than + their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included + provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU + counterparts. + . + BusyBox-static provides you with a statically linked simple stand alone shell + that provides all the utilities available in BusyBox. This package is + intended to be used as a rescue shell, in the event that you screw up your + system. Invoke "busybox sh" and you have a standalone shell ready to save + your system from certain destruction. Invoke "busybox", and it will list the + available builtin commands. + |