Re: Maintaining kernel source in sarge
Hello
On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 11:06:16AM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 10:02:58AM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote:
>
> > I'll start here:
> >
> > Kernel package policy:
> "kernel image" to avoid confusion between kernel source, kernel headers,
Agreed.
> kernel modules, etc.
> > ----------------------
> >
> > * It should only exist one kernel-source package.
> > * Every modification to the kernel should be added as a patch package.
> > * Modifications may be separated to make it easier to administrate and
> > for other people/packages to use it.
>
> Kernel image packages must include a list of patches which have been
> applied, and the packages from which they came.
Agreed.
> > Kernel module policy:
> > ---------------------
> >
> > * Kernel modules must be provided as a "binary source" package.
> > * Module source packages should provide a debian/rules file.
> > * The debian/rules file must compile the module if KSRC=kernelsourcedir
> > and KVERS=versionname is priovided.
> > * The debian/rules file may fail if an unsupported version of the kernel is
> > provided by the environment.
> > * The debian/rules file may fail if no kernel-headers is in that location.
> > * The debian/rules file should handke KMAINT and KEMAIL env variables.
>
> It would be a significant gain if kernel modules could always be built
> against kernel-headers, without requiring full kernel-source. Is there any
> situation where this is not feasible, or could it be made a requirement?
At least the pcmcia and freeswan needs some parts of kernel source to build.
At least last time I tried. I have been bitten by this a lot of times.
But yes that would be really great if they just have to depend on the
kernel source.
Regards,
// Ola
PS. I accidentily deleted two other mails in this thread. Was they
just for me or has they not yet been delivered to the mailinglist?
DS.
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