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On 05/30/2014 01:39 PM, Fabio Erculiani wrote: |
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> configs should have never gotten into genkernel in the first place. |
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> it's each kernel pkg (or even version) that owns a valid config of |
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> itself. |
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> I am part of genkernel@ but I have no will nor time to fix it. And |
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> when I have, I'd rather work on genkernel-next, that comes with a much |
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> more readable initramfs code (that I managed to rewrite myself). |
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> Wiping the whole config files has been on my agenda for very long time already. |
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And replaced by what? defconfig? allmodconfig? |
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- -Zero |
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> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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>> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Ben Kohler <bkohler@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> As nice at it sounds to just DROP these configs, that option is not really |
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>>> feasible considering the way we currently use genkernel in our handbook. |
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>>> Relying on the kernel's own defconfig, "genkernel all" will NOT produce the |
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>>> same mostly-usable-on-any-hardware result that we now rely on. |
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>> Considering that the configs are more generically useful than |
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>> genkernel, having them separately maintained sort-of makes sense. |
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>> Then genkernel is a kernel build/install/initramfs tool, not a config |
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>> management tool. |
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>> I'd stick them someplace where any dev can get to them, and separate |
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>> them from the genkernel functional code base. |
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>> As far as who takes care of them goes - I suggest that this stuff |
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>> comes out of the devmanual unless somebody steps up to take care of |
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>> them. Those who take care of them become those who want to keep them |
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>> around. You can't toss out a tool and ask for it to be a |
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>> recommendation but point to others that you think need to maintain its |
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>> configuration. |
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>> Rich |
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