On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 08:48:03PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: > and used Debian packaging, here's what was required only to get the > binary package installed: > > http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main module-init-tools 3.2.2-2bpo1 > [79.3kB] > http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main makedev 2.3.1-81bpo1 [42.0kB] > http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main libklibc 1.4.11-2bpo1 [41.1kB] > http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main klibc-utils 1.4.11-2bpo1 [144kB] > http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main libvolume-id0 0.093-0bpo1 > [56.6kB] > http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main udev 0.093-0bpo1 [253kB] > http://www.backports.org sarge-backports/main initramfs-tools 0.75~bpo.1 > [52.9kB] > > So it's not only the kernel but half a dozen more packages. Even more > are required if you want to be able to compile the kernel package as > well.
Even so (why is a new makedev required, for instance?), this is still not all that bad. Most of these are single-purpose tools -- in fact, all of them except for udev are. I think the cost of having to update 7 small packages in stable is small compared to the cost of being uninstallable on modern hardware. -- John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
