Re: Alpha kernel-image-2.2.14 packages
On Sun, Jan 16, 2000 at 01:32:41AM -0600, Michael Stroucken wrote:
>
> But when we're already downloading the deb package, we're not
> getting that -- it only comes with the source package. I do value the
> patches that were put on 2.2.13 -- my box is really stable now. But should
> we then have to download ANOTHER 15 megs of kernel source (or however big
> it will get, don't get me started on that), to be able to patch up to
> newer revisions? It would be much easier if either your kernel package
> came with the oringinal sources AND a diff to the particular fixes and
> additions , or the patched tarball and diffs to move it back to the
> original source shouldld somebody want to use the official patches.
In the source directory on ftp.debian.org, you'll find both the pristine source
and the diff file that will allow you to build the kernel-source package. So
you don't have to download it twice.
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