No more kernel-source(code) ??? (was: rawhide report: 20040623 changes)
Thorsten Leemhuis
fedora at leemhuis.info
Sun Jul 4 15:04:42 UTC 2004
Hi *,
Am So, den 04.07.2004 schrieb Axel Thimm um 14:25:
[...]
> So all is solved if
>
> o kernel building splits subpackages into kernel and kernel-headers
> o kernel-headers are per arch and flavour and are installed under say
> /usr/src/kernel-headers/`uname -r`.<arch>
> o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build (part of the kernel subpackage)
> becomes a symlink to /usr/src/kernel-headers/`uname -r`.<arch>
>
> Benefits:
>
> o Users can install the kernel-header package matching their kernel and
> create all modules they'd like either manually or from kernel
> modules src.rpms
> o ISVs/Packagers can install as many kernel-header rpms and build
> kernel module rpms for the whole lot of them w/o
> installing/deinstalling kernel-headers or even whole kernels.
> o Vendors are happy they found a solution that work for all
>
> Drawbacks:
> o Users will have to install kernel-header-`uname -r` for building
> kernel modules.
>
> I think the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.
Me too, but as far a I interpret Arjan he is not willing to accept the
> o Users will have to install kernel-header-`uname -r` for building
> kernel modules.
But couldn't that solved if the kernel package itself always Requires
the install of the matching kernel-header-`uname -r` package?
CU
thl
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