-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Somebody in the thread at some point said: | On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:26:52 +0100 | Andy Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | |> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |> Hash: SHA1 |> |> Hi - |> |> The combination of us moving some important functionality to a module, |> and the finegrained module packaging we currently use have made a |> problem for users. |> |> I would like to propose we radically simplify how we deal with |> modules, simply by pushing all the ones we create into the main |> kernel package. This has one disadvantage, size on storage, but |> critical advantages like guaranteeing you won't lack a module package |> and definitely the module packages will be the correct version for |> the monolithic kernel. Nor do most users want to be involved in |> packaging decisions down to the extent of individual modules, |> especially when they don't have anything that lists them as a |> REQUIRES. |> |> Considering we have 256MB / compressed by default I don't think the |> size drawback is really an issue. |> |> What do the folks who handle this packaging think about this proposal? |> | Or we could just RRECOMEND kernel-modules which will drag in all | modules. See we are ahead.
What is "kernel-modules" then, a metapackage for all modules? I can't "see we are ahead" if nobody tells me what is happening. - -Andy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkiWvyAACgkQOjLpvpq7dMqBXQCfaCd+/gdMNfXF1YVMsFYyeQwT JJQAoIOf0My44iTqan/mJy1kDSMPTELH =LOey -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
