Re: Top 5 things that aren't in Debian but should be :-)
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 04:31, smurfd <smurfd@smurfnet.homelinux.net> wrote:
> > Also note that GRSecurity conflicts with many other kernel patches, so
> > including it in the standard kernel source will be unpopular with the
> > maintainers of most other kernel patches.
>
> Well.. thats a big drawback, that the patches conflict with each other.
> But, its because they try to patch the kernel on same places, and then
> the patch recognises, that there is not the original code, right? .
Right. Also it's not just that the patch utility can't find the context, it's
that variables are renamed, new functions are added, and the code just has to
be changed to match.
> Im not sure if i know how/what to do, though.
> i mean, patching a kernel, and packaging it... wouldnt be, too hard i
> guess.. but solving those kernel-patch-conflicts.. i dont know how to
> do.
You just need to be a really good C programmer and have a few hours to spare
every time a new kernel is released.
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