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On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:06 PM, Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@g.o> wrote: |
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> No, I don't agree that kernel configs "belong" to kernel packages. In |
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> general, barring the crazy option explosion, these are meant to be stock |
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> working configs that should in combination with ANY kernel package, |
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> produce a working kernel. |
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Then you are just moving the problem around. |
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I believe that kernel configs should be provided by their own kernel |
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packages (and there are some, not just gentoo-sources) because it is |
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much easier to keep them in sync on every new release and deal with |
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each version separately if/as needed (including testing!). How are you |
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dealing with config var name changes between different kernel versions |
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or just different pkgs then? |
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You cannot possibly support all kernel versions for all kernel pkgs |
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available in tree with just one single config file in a sane, clean |
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and maintainable way, hoping that a change in this file will not |
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affect previous or future kernel releases. How are you going to test |
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your config changes against old kernel pkgs? Each test is quite |
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expensive to run. |
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Good luck with that :-) |
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> Robin Hugh Johnson |
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> Gentoo Linux: Developer, Infrastructure Lead |
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> E-Mail : robbat2@g.o |
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> GnuPG FP : 11ACBA4F 4778E3F6 E4EDF38E B27B944E 34884E85 |
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Fabio Erculiani |
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