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Re: Kernel 2.4.4 Build Probs



On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 08:12:05PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 04:24:38PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> > On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 03:01:16PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> > > On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 11:42:08PM +0200, Michel D?nzer wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Do you have kernel-patch-2.4.4-powerpc installed as well? The pristine 2.4
> > > > kernel source doesn't work on PPC yet.
> > > 
> > > how is 2.4.5 looking?  it was released last night.  
> > 
> > It's just as good as bk.  Which means yaboot won't boot it. :)
> > For once we get synced up and it bites us in the ass.
> 
> does yaboot need to be fixed or the kernel?  a single patch to just
> fix this one flaw would be useful, so that people can use
> ftp.kernel.org again plus a single stable patch.  as opposed to the
> random broken devel trees. 

Unknown.  People should still (IMHO) use the 'random broken devel trees',
aka 2_4 or benhs rsync because otherwise things never get stable.  If you
want stable, you're probably still better off w/ 2.2.

Having said that, 2.4 is getting much better.

-- 
Tom Rini (TR1265)
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/



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