Proposal to add build of kernel-backports package to kernel.spec
John W. Linville
linville at redhat.com
Thu Oct 6 17:08:02 UTC 2011
On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 12:50:44PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 12:40:00PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
>
> > > I'm thinking along the lines of having stuff just work by default rather
> > > than having users file bugs when something breaks, and then having to
> > > tell them 'oh, install compat-wireless'.
> >
> > You mean just have it in the base kernel package? I would be happy
> > with that.
>
> yeah.
>
> > The idea for a seperate package was mostly to give
> > an escape hatch for those that didn't want the later drivers for
> > whatever reason.
>
> I'd have thought the opposite would be desirable. People usually *want* new drivers.
OK, so the truth is that I just wanted to learn how to produce those
extra RPM from the kernel.spec file -- is that so wrong??? :-)
> > But if we stick to the compat-wireless releases
> > based on stable kernels, I don't think there is a great stability
> > concern with just using them for everyone.
> >
> > Removing the bits of the patch that generate separate packages
> > is nearly trivial. I'll be happy to do that if that is generally
> > preferred. :-)
>
> We've carried some of the other git trees in the past, and as long as someone
> is maintaining them (which I'm sure you will), I don't see it being a big deal.
You had me at "hello"...
Alright then, I'll plan on proceeding with this "soon" (since I'm
taking a long weekend). What about F14? Should I leave it with the
separate package stuff? Go ahead and integrate the compat-wireless
bits into the base kernel package? Or just leave it alone?
Thanks,
John
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