kernel-source-patch packages?
Shaleh wrote:
[...]
> 2.0.35 has various updates for non-Intel CPU's. Other little fixes. I
> would recommend at least going to 2.0.34. Grab the kernel source from
> ftp.kernel.org and use the debian kernel packager. It makes kernel
> compiling a cinch. I recommend againt patching from one kernel ver to
> thre next. Something always seems to be messed up.
This `messing up' probably happens because the debian kernels sometimes
(always?) have a number of non-standard extra patches applied. The
usual kernel patches that are distributed on sites where you can get the
linux kernel source, are made with respect to `clean' kernels. What
about having debian kernel-patch packages? Say I have 2.0.34 installed
and I want to upgrade to 2.0.35. It could save some ftp time if I'd
only needed to get kernel-source-patch2.0.34_2.0.35-1.deb, instead of
the complete source. The installation script could offer the
opportunity to generate a separate 2.0.35 tree, so that the old one
still exists, or to just update the 2.0.34 tree and rename it to 2.0.35.
Comments anyone?
Eric
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