Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat
On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Herbert Xu wrote:
> There two discussions here:
>
> 1. The number of kernel flavours.
> 2. The need for kernel-headers for each flavour.
>
> I was talking about 2.
>
The whole purpose of kernel-headers is to provide one, most stable, kernel
interface for the distro to build against. The idea was that, by choosing
the kernel to compile against you have the best chance of things working
correctly on other kernels.
Creating a kernel-header for "each flavour" completely ignores and
defeates the reason that kernel-headers exist!
As to point 1, the only reason I can see to have different kernels is to
have one for installation (which can boot from various devices) and
possibly another more moduled build for a running system, but I have to
agree with "the opposition" when I say that delivering a couple of
different image files is far less impact than a large number of source
packages.
Why not just one source package that does something like "make mrproper"
during the postinstall so that the headers are set up correctly for the
particular architecture it is installed upon. This satisfies both header
and source needs.
Herbert, you need to stop behaving like your namesake from Star Trek, and
begin to listen to the overwhelming position of your fellow developers.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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