[PATCH] kernel.spec: adding --with firmware & --without vdso_install build options

Steve Dickson SteveD at redhat.com
Tue Aug 5 13:24:10 UTC 2008



Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> Steve Dickson wrote:
>> Now that devel kernels rpms require the kernel-firmware rpm, it makes
>> sense to me that one should be able to build both of them at the same
>> time. So this patch adds the "--with firmware" build option
>> which will allow kernel-firmware rpms to built with kernel rpms.
>>
>> This patch also adds the "--without vdso_install" build option
>> which stop the VDSO binaries from being installed. This cuts
>> down the overall build time especially when you build over NFS
>> like I do..
>> Signed-Off-By: Steve Dickson <steved at redhat.com>
> 
> With one small change we can still support --without firmware. That way
> the default behavior can be overridden in either case. See below...
Sure.. that works... Is there an ETA for these two changes?


steved.




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