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Re: What is a Kernel?



On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> However, I believe using an epoch breaks some kernel module packages.

Which is a bug that needs to be squashed. Nothing else.

> Don't remember all the details, but I had trouble with pcmcia and alsa
> modules when I used an epoch.  There was a discussion about this in

ALSA did break a few months ago when using epochs. Granted, I've not
recompiled a kernel using woody kernel-package in the last month, so it just
might be broken right now... But I've built a LOT of kernels with epoch 5:
with ALSA without any problems sometime ago.

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