Re: powerpc kernel-patch 2.6.6-5 in incoming since over a month !!!
On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 04:53:19PM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sven Luther writes:
>
> > Ok, i will see if i can make a package of it, but i would appreciate
> > if someone else review it before upload.
>
> Just my 2 cents on this:
>
> 1. kernel-source-2.6.7 should not be built as a Debian-native package,
> mainly because this will generate a huge tarball for every Debian
> revision.
Ok, i will handle this.
> 2. It would be nice if it was completely obvious how we got from
> linux-2.6.7.tar.gz to kernel-source-2.6.7_2.6.7.orig.tar.gz. A
> patch is not an option since it includes the tainted sections, I'm
> thinking of a prune script that removes or edits files.
A, by the way, do we already have an untainted kernel-source ? I would
agree with a tainted part removal script. Who did the purging of tainted
stuff ? Could you maybe create this script for us ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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