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Re: cramfs problems, also file(1)



>> > You need a kernel patch for cramfs on initrd, iirc.

>> ... which debian's kernel-source packages include.

> Which IMHO is wrong. At least the way it is done right now.  
> Instead debian should distribute pristine sources together with 
> recommended kernel patches (in seperate packages). 

not wanting to start a troll, but ...
if you're trying to build a initrd kernel image, you want
make-kpkg to complain when you use --initrd without the patches
applied.  that would be better yet. does anyone see any unforeseen
negative side effect ?

(I ran into trouble trying to build initrd support using SGI
CVS tree - I like XFS. I did not use debian kernel sources because
there is this little lag behind - and I wanted other patches like
ext3 and vlan, which are not packaged yet IIRC).

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