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This is what we are working on regarding ppc kernels: |
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> From: Pieter Van den Abeele <pvdabeel@g.o> |
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> Date: Tue 27 Apr 2004 16:32:29 CEST |
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> To: ppc@g.o |
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> Cc: Pieter Van den Abeele <pvdabeel@g.o>, johnm@g.o |
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> Subject: PPC kernel plan |
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> Hi, |
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> I would like to make the following proposal regarding ppc kernels: |
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> Ebuild categories: |
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> - development-sources: 2.6 |
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> - gentoo-sources: 2.4 + whateverwewant |
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> - gentoo-dev-sources: 2.6 + whateverwewant + gcloop |
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> - benh-sources: 2.4 + benh |
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> - benh-dev-sources: 2.6 + benh + gcloop |
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> - pegasos-sources: 2.4 + pegasos |
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> - pegasos-dev-sources: 2.6 + pegasos + gcloop |
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> - ames-dev-sources: 2.6 + ames (+ gcloop) |
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> Virtuals: |
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> - virtual/ppc-sources -> benh-sources || pegasos-sources |
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> - virtual/ppc-dev-sources -> benh-dev-sources || pegasos-dev-sources |
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> || gentoo-dev-sources || development-sources |
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> - virtual/ppc64-sources -> ames-dev-sources |
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> - virtual/ppc64-dev-sources -> ames-dev-sources |
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> The idea for having 'dev' and 'regular' sources i to prevent portage |
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> from upgrading users with a 2.4 kernel to a 2.6 kernel. |
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> Relation to keywording: dev-sources can be masked stable, no need to |
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> keep those in unstable forever. |
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> The idea for separating pegasos from benh is to make keywording easier. |
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> Notes: |
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> - ppc-sources-crypto has no maintainer and has been removed from cvs |
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> - ppc-sources-dev merges into gentoo-sources on the condition that |
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> gentoo-sources migrates *completely* to kernel-2.eclass |
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> - ppc-sources-benh gets merged with ppc-sources and the set is renamed |
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> to benh-sources |
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> - pegasos compatible ebuilds go into pegasos-* |
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> - ppc-development-sources is renamed to benh-dev-sources |
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> Headers: |
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> Preferably use linux-headers. |