Preparing for the freeze (was: Obsolete packages in main/oldlibs)
On Tue 22 Sep 1998, Michele Comitini wrote:
> On 21-Sep-98 Christopher C Chimelis wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Paul Slootman wrote:
> >
> >> Apparently the freeze for slink is about 4 weeks away, and it would be
> >> cool if Debian/Alpha makes it this time!
> >
> > I agree. I think we can do it this time around. Any major problems need
> > to be addressed soon, though, since I think slink's freeze time will be
> > considerably shorter than hamm's was.
>
> The biggest problems I see are:
>
> - XF86_SVGA server locking the whole system with Millenium cards.
I only have this problem when trying to do 24 bits, 16 bits works OK (if
you avoid things like xcrystal :-).
> - egcs has still some problems.
Not enough to hold up the release, I think. Most people who want to use
Linux on Alpha won't be doing that much compiling, and they're stuck
with the buggy compilers on RH anyway, so why not let them try debian
instead?
> - Stable kernels need some patching (alpha-patches).
I'm running 2.0.36pre2 non-stop for ten days now, no problems.
> - If I need the HiSax more patching.
I'm using the ISDN stuff in the 2.0.36pre2 without problems.
> - Ipfwadm does not work out of the box.
That's a good one.
Of course, I think Alpha's aren't often used just for networking;
their CPU performance put them into a different market segment.
Use the old, otherwise obsolete 486's for gatewaying etc...
Hmm, just remembered you might want ipfwadm to secure your system. OK.
BTW, I read something on a dutch mailing list about problems with RH 5.1
and ipfwadm (invalid argument with setsockopt, sound familiar?). He
solved his problem by going to the RH 5.0 ipfwadm package...
> I hope we will not have to wait until 2.2.x kernels are out.
I don't think so. If Red Hat dare to ask money for their current Alpha
release, we can release Debian/Alpha 2.1 for free without feeling guilty
:-)
Paul Slootman
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