Re: ppc64 missing from upstream 2.6.15-rc6?
On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 09:03:26PM +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 07:41:12PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 07:29:52PM +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 02:43:02PM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > > > Johannes Berg wrote:
> > > > >>> Does this mean that, until the issue is fixed, one can simply "go into
> > > > >>> /usr/share/kernel-package/kernel/arch/ppc.mk or ppc64.mk and edit it so
> > >
> > > Sven, I just saw that actually there is no such file here. You
> > > meant to write instead about the files in
> > > /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/arches/
> > >
> > > Correct?
> >
> > Yeah. Actually, Manoj was searching for testers, or someone with will to play
> > with it. Basically, what needs done is to patch architecture.mk to check the
> > version (either $(version) or $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL), example in
> > misc/initrd.mk), and then chose the old ppc/ppc64.mk code for older than
> > 2.6.15, and use the new powerpc.mk code for 2.6.15 and beyond.
> >
> > If you (or someone else) would have time to test this
>
> After Christmas, yes. That is from Dec 28 on .... And please, if
Oh well, i will try to find time before then, maybe.
> possible somehow, give me a .deb package to install for testing, not a
> tarball I have to compile/install, with the consequence of having to
> remove dozens of test files manually after having installed them. I
> hate the latter, I admit ... :) Except there are just a few files to
> install and test ...
Just modify the installed files in /usr/share/kernel-pacakge and provide a
diff to them ?
> > and implement it,
>
> If this means writing the patches: No. Simply for a lack of the necessary
> skills to do that.
Ok. Other's may be interested.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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