Gentoo Archives: gentoo-embedded

From: Janusz Syrytczyk <jsyrytczyk@×××××××××.pl>
To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-embedded] Embedded stage - why kernels and headers 2.4 not 2.6?
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:22:47
Message-Id: 200712130020.51792.jsyrytczyk@uni.opole.pl
1 I would like to compile small system (kernel, busybox, uclibs, some more
2 little stuff) and wanted to use embedded stage from experimental gentoo
3 stages. And
4
5 I'm curious why in /etc/make.profile/packages in embedded stage I can find:
6
7 <sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.5
8 <sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.5
9 <sys-kernel/hardened-sources-2.5
10 <sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-2.5
11 <virtual/linux-sources-2.5
12
13 <virtual/pcmcia-2.5
14
15 Why all kernels below 2.5 are ok and others are masked? I would really like to
16 compile against 2.6, so I'm trying to change that. Is it only somewhat
17 experimental or am I going to break-a-leg?
18
19 Thanks,
20
21 Janusz
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Re: [gentoo-embedded] Embedded stage - why kernels and headers 2.4 not 2.6? Janusz Syrytczyk <jsyrytczyk@×××××××××.pl>