On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 04:50:33PM +0900, Horms wrote: > On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 09:36:50PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have made available backport packages of the linux-2.6 common kernels for > > powerpc for sarge. You will find all that is needed at : > > > > http://people.debian.org/~luther/kernel > > > > or the apt source : > > > > deb http://people.debian.org/~luther/kernel ./ > > > > These packages include : > > > > 1) backported kernel-package, to be able to build the powerpc 2.6.12 > > kernels. > > > > 2) backported udev, which is needed for 2.6.12 and beyond kernels. I > > disabled the selinux support though, as it is not present in sarge. > > > > 3) backported 32bit powerpc kernel packages. These are exactly the same as > > the sid/etch ones (2.6.12-6), but i was forced to disable the 64bit > > powerpc64 version, since there is no biarch toolchain in sarge. That said, > > installing the sid/etch kernels would have worked just fine, so if you > > are a > > 64bit user, please download linux-image-2.6-12-powerpc64 from etch/sid by > > hand. > > > > Ok, i hope you all enjoy those. > > I am currently doing a build of these on i386, and will > make them available when they are ready, hopefully in the next > few hours. > > One thing I am wondering is if it makes sense > to make the kernel-package build dependancy as follows, > as it would allow the package to be built on a vanilla > sarge for non-powerpc arches. > > kernel-package (>= 8.135) [!powerpc] | kernel-package (>= 8.135.sarge1) > [powerpc]
I did another change, but maybe it was not needed, so i think the above is a safe bet. If it builds for you, i will try it locallly. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
