Re: Bug#396365: please add a gdb .udeb, for easier debugging inside d-i

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 09:05:24AM -0200, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> writes:
> 
> >> Maybe the installer kernel would have the release version on the
> >> package name and then it wouldn't be remove from the suite until the
> >> next version. e.g:
> >> 
> >>  - linux-image-d-i-4.0-rc1
> >
> > So you prefer ugly hacked solution over cleant and neat ones ? 
> >
> >> It would make sure that all udebs would be available until we move
> >> the:
> >> 
> >>  - linux-image-d-i-4.0-rc2
> >> 
> >>  or 
> >> 
> >>  - linux-image-d-i-4.0-release
> >
> > Yeah. You know we stopped doing this kind of stuff for the kernel package over
> > a year ago, and probably for a reason, don't you think ? 
> 
> We stopped doing that for kernel packages. The problem here is that,
> without doing that the binaries will stay but without source
> code... that will be a GPL violation AFAIK.

Indeedm which is why the .udebs should be built from the kernel packages
directly, but then i will be lapidated for suggesting this again. :)

> Or I didn't understand what you're proposing or I don't think your
> problem will source the GPL violation of lack of source code of
> binaries. That's what I don't think it'll solve.

No, to the contrary, it will solve the problem.

Since for every kernel abi number, we will store both the .debs and the .udebs
into a separate archive, instead of the current situation, so all .debs will
always be together with their source. The only problem would be for .udeb
package not being rebuilt with the latest kernel of an abi-serie, but this
could easily be fixed, and like said, building the .udebs from the kernel
package will solve that.

We will only advertize some of those kernels as officially supported, and the
rest will act a bit like the snapshot.debian.net stuff, and would not even
need to be available on all mirrors or something.

Like said, a clean and neat, complete solution, which just need a bit of work
to make happen.

Friendly,

Sven Luther
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