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On Mon, 2021-09-27 at 19:14 +0000, Robin H. Johnson wrote: |
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> I wanted to break the prior thread to discuss the root issue. |
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> We have some set of packages (A) which collectively depend on one or |
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> more kernel options being set in specific ways, and the options need to |
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> REMAIN set if you want the packages to continue work. |
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> There are also a subset of packages (B), usually kernel modules themselves |
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> that will outright fail to compile if specific options are/are not set. |
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> Can we consider moving the checks for set A somewhere else, such that we |
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> don't check the kernel config during package compile & install time, but |
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> only check it later? This also meaningfully resolves that cases where |
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> the system that has package building isn't where the packages are being |
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> used. |
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I'm not sure if I understand you correctly but if you mean not doing |
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checks before compiling/installing, then I have to disagree. There is |
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value in knowing about this kind of problems early (hey, that's why we |
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have pkg_pretend in the first place!) |
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There's certainly value in knowing 'I need to rebuild my kernel' early |
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vs learning only after you've spent significant time waiting for some |
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package to build. |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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