1 |
On Tue, 9 Feb 2021 14:25:01 +0100, n952162 wrote: |
2 |
|
3 |
> gentoo policy is that administrators need to keep their systems |
4 |
> up-to-date. The promise is, if they do so, the dependency system will |
5 |
> be reliable. |
6 |
> |
7 |
> The kernel version is apparently an exception to this. The updating |
8 |
> mechanism does not require that this track the synchronization of the |
9 |
> portage tree. Administrators are free to decide what kernel they want |
10 |
> to use. This works - except for virtualbox-modules. |
11 |
|
12 |
Portage should check that the kernel pointed to by the /usr/src/linux |
13 |
symlink is of a suitable version and has the necessary configuration |
14 |
settings. Lots of ebuilds already do this. If the virtualbox-modules |
15 |
ebuild is failing in this respect, it may well be a bug. |
16 |
|
17 |
> what is the most efficient way for an administrator to known when a new |
18 |
> kernel is available and advisable? |
19 |
|
20 |
You'll know because you'll see it in the list of packages to install when |
21 |
upgrading. Additionally, there is an elog message when a new set of |
22 |
kernel sources is installed, If you have |
23 |
|
24 |
PORTAGE_ELOG_SYSTEM="save mail" |
25 |
PORTAGE_ELOG_MAILURI="you@..." |
26 |
|
27 |
in make.conf, you will be emailed this info. See man make.conf for more |
28 |
on this. |
29 |
|
30 |
|
31 |
-- |
32 |
Neil Bothwick |
33 |
|
34 |
When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in? |