Bug#436267: linux-image-2.6.22-1-686: IEEE1394 modules unbuilt in packaged kernel
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On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 09:50:56AM -0600, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
>On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 10:27:40AM +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 11:17:28PM -0600, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
>> >
>> > As noted by Guus Sliepen, switching from a functioning driver to an
>> > experimental driver with no library support is not going to cause the
>> > latter to be improved. It's simply annoying to the user.
>>
>> that is a pretty bold incompetent statement,
>> for all relevant libraries patches exists.
>> take them out of the corresponding git repos.
>
>By "user", I meant "Debian user". There is manifestly
>no library support for the Debian user.
>
>Git repos are not relevant here.
Agreed.
Clarification for Max: "here" relates to "Debian user" - they should
_not_ need to mess with GIT!
>I cannot see how you think it improves things to produce a system
>(Debian Sid) with an unusable 1394 subsystem. It is clearly not being
>tested nor improved, since anyone who wants to use it is rebuilding the
>kernel with the old drivers again!
I wholeheartedly agree.
- Jonas
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