Re: can't compile 2.4.24-benh
On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 07:48:05PM +0100, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sven Luther writes:
>
> > Well, i usually used to clone the linuxppc_2.4 bitkeeper tree, which had
> > nice tags for when the import was being done, but this tree was
> > silently obsoleted, and the new linuxppc-2.4 tree used, which lacks such
> > tags, especially for the 2.4.24 release, probably because the 2.4.24
> > release was done hastily.
>
> > Maybe it would be best to forget about 2.4.24, and extract the
> > 2.4.23 from the -benh tree, if it is properly tagged, and backport
> > the security fix. Or maybe even backport the whole of Marcelo's
> > 2.4.23->2.4.24 tag.
>
> Well, I just browsed through a few of the trees at ppc.bkbits.net, and
> at least to me linuxppc_2_4_benh looks nice and clean and perfectly
> good for throwing at Debian users.
Yeah, but at what tag will you take the snapshot ? Upto now, you have
just taken a random daily snapshot, but for official debian kernels, this
will not do.
Anyway, Benh promised me a nice 2.4.24 snapshot when he gets time for
it, so let's wait for that.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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