On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 05:35:16PM -0600, dann frazier wrote: > Based on discussions on the debian-kernel list[1], I'd like to propose > that we use 2.4.27 as the 2.4 kernel for all architectures with 2.4 kernels > in sarge. The strongest arguments for 2.4.27, as opposed to 2.4.26 were noted > by tbm [3]. > All 2.4 architectures have 2.4.27 kernel images built. alpha, mips > and s390 have 2.4.27 images already in sarge. hppa, m68k, i386, ia64, > and mips have images available in sid. arm, powerpc, and sparc have images > awaiting approval in the NEW queue. > linux-kernel-di is at 2.4.26 for alpha, sparc, s390, m68k, and i386. These > packages will need to be updated, and will need to go through the NEW queue. > linux-kernel-di for arm, hppa and powerpc are on 2.4.25, so will also need to > be updated. ia64, mips and mipsel already have 2.4.27 linux-kernel-di > packages. > Various tasks are in a hold pattern until this decision is made (ensuring > that d-i uses the proper kernel, removal of other kernel packages from > sarge, rebuilding of some packages to fix build-dep issues[4]), so I'd > like to uncover any problems with this proposal quickly. Because this gives us a shot at having all architectures on the same version for sarge (where 2.4.26 does not due to arm), I agree that this is the way to go. I should be able to get linux-kernel-di-alpha done and uploaded by Monday. Sven, how far out are the 2.4.27 powerpc debs? If these aren't receiving enough attention because 2.6 is such a priority, I think we need to seriously consider dropping the 2.4 kernels completely for powerpc instead of giving them half-hearted support that will delay the release. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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