On Fri, Jul 09, 1999 at 07:12:33PM +0200, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Tom Berger wrote:
>
> > Hi!
>
> Hi, and welcome back! ;)
>
Well, after just about everything broke at the same time, I hope this machine
will now run for a while :)
> > I am currently writing the 'kernel' section for MA and I wondered
> > about this: M is applying some patches to its sources.rpm. So what if
> > an user wants to avoid the whole source.rpm for an updated kernel
> > version and instead apply the original diff-patch? Will that work?
>
> Yes.
>
> > Is it advisable?
>
> I don't think so. The patches we're applying in the RPM are mostly
> bugfixes and security fixes (the mkdir fix and such).
> The only questionable patches in the M kernel (PC-Speaker support and
> such) can be completely turned off by simply disabling the feature in the
> kernel config, so there's no need to leave the patch out.
>
> But in general the stock kernels will work well, yes.
Hum, sorry, but I don't think I understand your reasoning. On the one hand you
say it isn't advisable to apply update patches to Mandrake's kernel sources but
on the other I see no reason against doing so in your explanation. Could you
explain it again (in simple words ;)?
>
> > P.S.: BTW if any of the M's might explain to me why I am obviously not allowed
> > to rejoin M's internal 'fun' ML again, I would appreciate this.
>
> Because it's an internal ML. If someone new has to be subscribed, it's
> done manually.
Yep, I know that. I've been sending subscribe messages for a week now, and I've
mailed Chmouel directly. But he just didn't replied to my mail and didn't
subscribe me again either :(.
>
> LLaP
> bero
>
>
Thanks
tom
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