On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 08:32:03PM +0200, Christian PERRIER wrote: > I noticed that we still have, in D-I, a "userdevfs" package that is > meant to provide support for the deprecated devfs devices....for > pre-2.6 kernels. > I was about to move it the D-I attic and request for this package (and > assoicated udebs) to be removed from the archive....until a last check > showed me that it is indeed used by armel D-I builds, namely in the > "ads.cfg" package list: > =================================================== > # Since no kernel is currently provided in Debian, provide userdevfs so > # a locally provided monlothic kernel without devfs/udev will work. > userdevfs > # The ADS kernels don't use udev yet, and won't have important devices if > # udev is included. > udev-udeb - > # pcmcia is on most of these boards, although it's more commonly used for > # compact flash reading / bootloader stuff than for networking > pcmciautils-udeb > =================================================== From the top of config/armel/ads.cfg: # FIXME: no kernel in Debian yet for ADS boards, users must provide their own. And there've only ever been two commits to this file, in 2008 and 2009. > So, is this only old cruft that should be cleaned out or is there a > reason for userdevfs to still exist? > > In short, is this "ADS" thing something considered obsolete and not > supported anymore or is it still supported? If so, is this userdevfs > really useful? I've never even heard of an ADS board. Whatever it is, I think it's clear that the support can be killed off now. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org > > ----- Forwarded message from Christian PERRIER <bubulle@debian.org> ----- > > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:46:53 +0200 > From: Christian PERRIER <bubulle@debian.org> > To: Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org>, 717816@bugs.debian.org > Subject: Bug#717816: userdevfs: includes device files > Reply-To: Christian PERRIER <bubulle@debian.org>, 717816@bugs.debian.org > X-Mailing-List: <debian-boot@lists.debian.org> archive/latest/174563 > X-CRM114-Status: Good ( pR: 999.99 ) > > Quoting Ansgar Burchardt (ansgar@debian.org): > > Package: userdevfs > > Version: 0.17 > > > > userdevfs includes device files which makes dak's lintian check unhappy > > and violates Policy 10.6 (not sure how far this applies for udebs): > > > > On 07/25/2013 12:37, Cron Daemon wrote: > > > W: lintian failed for /srv/ftp-master.debian.org/tmp/dakay42em/userdevfs_0.17_i386.changes [return code: 2]. > > > W: [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/ram0: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted > > > [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/vc/2: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted > > [...] > > > [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/tty: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted > > > [possible output:] /bin/tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors > > > [possible output:] internal error: dpkg-deb | tar failed with status 2 at /usr/share/lintian/collection/unpacked line 82 > > > [possible output:] warning: collect info unpacked about package userdevfs failed > > > [possible output:] warning: skipping check of udeb package userdevfs > > > > As the package description mentions pre-2.6 kernels I'm also wondering > > if the package is still needed? > > > I wondered also....but found out that the package is mentioned in at > least on pkg-list for armel builds. > > > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > >
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