Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat
Aaron Lehmann <aaronl@vitelus.com> wrote:
> This is insane. There are literally millions of possible variations on
> the kernel that can be compiled _just by changing the config options_.
Why don't you check out how these kernels are built before mouthing off?
> a custom kernel, because it will be chock full of all kinds of hardware
> support and bug workarounds that most likely aren't relevant.
Perhaps it's time for you to read up on intrd.
> P.S. Is a seperate kernel-headers package really necessary for
> every CPU type? What are the differences between the headers in,
> say kernel-headers-2.4.3-686 and kernel-headers-2.4.3-686-smp?
> Or kernel-headers-2.4.3-k6 and kernel-headers-2.4.3-k7? I was not
> aware that a different set of headers was made for every chip type!
It's got nothing to do with CPU type. The individual kernel-headers exist
for the benefit of module builders.
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