On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 01:20:39PM +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote: > Your package installs files in the /etc/hotplug.d/ directory, but > does not provide an udev rules file. The /etc/hotplug.d/ interface has > been obsolete for a long time and I want to remove compatibility support > from udev as soon as possible.
Well, for values of "for a long time" equal to a few months. When I packaged usrp for the first time, I was told that /etc/hotplug.d/ was the new shiny standard that was going to be around for a while ;-) > Packages which just need to change the permissions of /proc/bus/usb/ > files can easily provide rules for the usb_device subsystem, which is So people won't be able to get proper autoconfiguration unless they're running 2.6.14? Isn't that a tad over-the-top for something that worked fine earlier? > For more information about this you can look at the debian-devel@ > threads of last october, please let me know if you have any doubts. I expressed my doubts back then, and I'm still a bit skeptical -- I can't really see what all these changes really do good except force people to upgrade their systems all the time. Even the latest d-i alpha doesn't install 2.6.14... /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://www.sesse.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
