Re: powerpc kernel-patch 2.6.6-5 in incoming since over a month !!!
On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 01:11:20PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 01:14:13PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > Sven, any updates on talking to upstream about the pegasos changes?
> >
> > ... it could be in upstream.
> >
> > I don't like the via-ide hack not being included, it makes the machine
> > unusable when a second ide disk is used. Did you tell me already where i
> > should best ask about this ? LKML, or linux-ide-devel or something such ?
>
> No plans to remove it from Debian of course. linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
> is the list for IDE discussions there days. Given it's not purely an
> IDE thing keeping linux-kernel on the thread sounds like a good idea.
>
> > > I'll work on a script now, still looking for someone whoe could help
> > > on the packaging bits for a kernel-source-2.6.7 that uses split-patches.
> >
> > Why not use dpatch ?
> >
> > Works pretty well for other packages i handle myself. BAsically you have
> > to modify the debian/rules to call the dpatch stuff (3 to 4 lines
> > mostly) and then put all the patches in a debian/patches repository, and
> > hae those you want applied listed in a 00list or something such file
> > there.
> >
> > Works pretty well, don't think you can have per arch/subarch patch
> > application though.
>
> I don't care at all how it's implemented in detail. I already mentioned
> dpatch previous and cdbs and quilt. I want a way to get a kernel-source
> package that uses split patches and otherwise is as little as possible
> different from Herbert's packages. Who jumps in to help with the work
> gets to choose the mechanism ;-)
If you already have the patches split, i will go ahead and implement the
dpatch changes in the debian/rules file.
Where is your being_worked_on 2.6.7 kernel-source package again ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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