Re: [gentoo-dev] drivers and kernel addons

[Martin Schlemmer]

On Sun, 2001-11-11 at 14:08, Claes Nästen wrote:
> * Martin Schlemmer (azarah@g.o) wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Something we really need at the moment is a pcmcia-cs ebuild,
> > but due to reasons i cannot remember, you cant have just a
> > default ebuild, but should need to provide source as well
> > if needed.
> >
> > Danarmak and me talked about this some while back, but neither
> > of us got to it as of yet.
> >
> > A nice option whould be to split ebuild of this kind into 3:
> >
> >   modules
> >   source
> >   userland-tools
> >   (maybe libs as well .. like lm_sensors ??)
> >
> > Only problem i for see with this, is that there is no real
> > place for ebuild of this kind.
> >
> > Also other drivers (nvidia, any other addon (the glide modules?) have no
> > real place in the portage tree.
> >
> > Now, what I suggests is that we move things around a bit, and
> > create some new portage catagories:
> >
> >   kernel-headers
> >      linux-headers
> >      pcmcia-cs-headers
> >      lm_sensors-headers (if needed)
> >      alsa-headers
> >
>
> Wouldn't kernel-header be kinda confusing as it sounds as if it _belongs_ to th e kernel tree. Why not make an drivers category like:
>
> 	drivers(? maybe a better name)
> 		lm_sensors
> 		lm_sensors-tools
> 		lm_sensors-headers
>
> and so on, seems more logical to me.
>

Because the kernel is not a driver, and since everything in
here is kernel related, it seems to me like the best choise.

> >   kernel-modules (also any binaries .. like the kernel)
> >     linux
> >     pcmcia-cs-modules
> >     lm_sensors-modules
> >     i2c-modules
> >     nvidia-modules
> >     alsa-modules
> >     ...
> >
> >   kernel-source
> >     linux-sources
> >     linux-sources-vanilla
> >     pcmcia-cs-sources
> >     lm_sensors-sources
> >     i2c-sources
> >     alsa-sources
> >
> >   kernel-tools
> >     ksymoops
> >     pcmcia-cs-tools
> >     lm_sensors-tools
> >     alsa-utils/tools
> >
> >   kernel-libs (??)
> >     lm_sensors-libs
> >     alsa-libs
> >
> > And so on.
> >
> > Another plus of doing it this way (except the lots of work
> > ;p), is that things will be easier to find for new users.
> >
> > The kernel-source stuff can tipically install into
> > /usr/src/kernel-extra or some other default location
> >
> > I have already commited myself to doing i2c and lm_sensors,
> > danarmak said he will do pcmcia-cs, and the rest should not
> > be a biggy.
> >
> > Anyway, this is still a very _alph_ idea ;)  So let me know
> > what you think!
> >
> >
> > Greetings,
> > --
> >
> > Martin Schlemmer
> > Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Developer
> > Cape Town, South Africa
> >
>
>
>
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Martin Schlemmer
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Developer
Cape Town, South Africa