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Hi all, |
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We now have a new arrangement in Portage's sys-kernel tree. |
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sys-kernel/linux-sources no longer exists, and has been replaced with |
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the following consistently-named selection of kernel source packages: |
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gentoo-sources: |
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The gentoo-sources ebuild is our replacement for our previous |
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linux-sources ebuild. It contains a "custom" Gentoo Linux kernel source |
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tree, optimized for server performance and desktop responsiveness. We |
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try to ensure that this kernel is very fast and stable and we recommend |
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this kernel for most people. However, XFS support is no longer included |
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in this kernel. If you use XFS, use sys-kernel/xfs-sources. |
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vanilla-sources: |
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The vanilla-sources ebuild installs a "mainline" kernel source tree, |
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giving you the exact same thing as if you downloaded a stock kernel from |
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kernel.org. It will be handy for those who use stock kernel source tree |
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-- now you can merge this kernel, and have a kernel source tree |
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installed to /usr/src automatically. |
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usermode-sources: |
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This usermode-sources ebuild installs mainline sources that have been |
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patched to support user-mode Linux (a special technology that allows you |
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to run "Linux inside Linux.") |
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xfs-sources: |
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The xfs-sources ebuild installs sources that support XFS; specifically, |
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this ebuild contains a CVS snapshot of SGI's own XFS source tree. In |
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the future, we may add other minor (and stable) performance-enhancing |
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patches as well. We've found that using a SGI XFS CVS shapshot is the |
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best way to go if you're going to use the XFS filesystem. If any of |
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your Gentoo Linux filesystems are XFS, then, you'll need to use this |
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kernel. |
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openmosix-sources: |
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The openmosix-sources ebuild installs a kernel source tree that has been |
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specially patched with support for the GPL openMosix clustering and |
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load- balancing technology. For more info, see |
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http://www.openmosix.com. |
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I hope you find the new layout more intuitive. All ebuilds work |
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similarly and will install a kernel source tree to a directory inside |
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/usr/src and will set the /usr/src/linux symlink to point to this |
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directory. We also plan to add a greater selection of kernels in the |
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future -- even customized kernels from other distributions like Mandrake |
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and Red Hat. |
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Best Regards, |
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-- |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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