Re: RFC: kernel packages cleanup
Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 05:22:40PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
>>...
>> It's also worth noting that for some unknown reason kernel-image-2.4.21*
>> is present in testing (but not unstable) for i386.
>
> The reason is obvious for everyone who knows
> http://ftp-master.debian.org/testing/update_output.txt
Yes, indeed, it's the presence of module packages from linux-wlan-ng, this
being apparently the only kernel such packages currently exist for, and the
linux-wlan-ng package being orphaned. *sigh*
> BTW:
> Removing as many kernel modules for 2.4 kernels as possible was also
> part of my initial proposal.
Yes, indeed.
>>...
>> i386
>> ----
>>...
>> kernel-image-2.4.25-1-586tsc -- REMOVE?
>> kernel-image-2.4.24-1-586tsc
>> Consider removing entirely -- Pentium Classic optimization not used for
>> 2.6 kernel packages.
>>...
>> kernel-image-2.4.24-1-k6 -- REMOVE?
>> kernel-image-2.4.25-1-k6
>> Consider removing entirely -- k6 optimization not used for 2.6 kernel
>> packages.
>>...
>
> No, Herbert has done the right decision to provide the same kernel 2.4
> flavours for Debian 3.1 than are in Debian 3.0 and chnging the flavours
> in the kernel 2.6 images.
>
> cu
> Adrian
>
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