Proposal to add build of kernel-backports package to kernel.spec

[Andy Gospodarek]

On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 09:35:19PM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
[...]
> > diff --git a/depmod-dist.conf b/depmod-dist.conf
> > index 8513288..0585676 100644
> > --- a/depmod-dist.conf
> > +++ b/depmod-dist.conf
> > @@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
> >  #
> >  
> >  # override default search ordering for kmod packaging
> > -search updates extra built-in weak-updates
> > +search updates extra backports built-in weak-updates
> 
> And what exactly would be the difference between "updates" and
> "backports"? Might be wise to at least mention it with a sentence or two
> in the docs if there is actually one. Is there is: Is it relevant for
> users or just creating confusion?
> 

The term 'backports' was chosen specifically not to interfere with drivers
that may come from out-of-tree drivers and and get installed in
'updates.'  The point was to avoid confusion as people might wonder why
the out-of-tree driver they download and install broke something that
was installed from a Fedora package.

Based on Dave and John's continued conversation this might not be
necessary as the default may be to use the drivers from the compat tree
rather than having them as an extra package.