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On Fri, 30 May 2014 13:32:54 -0400 |
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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 |
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> > really feasible considering the way we currently use genkernel in |
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> > our handbook. Relying on the kernel's own defconfig, "genkernel |
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> > all" will NOT produce the same mostly-usable-on-any-hardware result |
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> > 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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It has always been a kernel build/install/initramfs tool; some people |
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misinterpret it for being a "default big working config" tool, without |
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seeing what else it can do. See /etc/genkernel.conf and `man genkernel`. |
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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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Good idea, we really could use some kind of kernel seeds in the Portage |
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tree; if someone is willing to maintain them, knowing that Pappy has |
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maintained them for years and spoke about it it seems like hard work. |
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Pappy has discontinued and sold his kernel seeds; a Funtoo developer |
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bought it, but we're yet to see the first release of this continuation. |
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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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s/devmanual/Gentoo Installation Handbook/ to avoid confusion. Other |
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than that; I agree with this as Genkernel works perfectly itself and |
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its just a small problem in the config that could be solved in various |
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ways, like fixing/forking/splitting/removing the config that come along. |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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Gentoo Developer |
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