> -----Original Message----- > From: Anas Nashif [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 5:33 PM > To: Zhu, Peter J > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meego-packaging] split linux-firmware pacakge > > > On 6 May 2011, at 10:06, Zhu, Peter J wrote: > > > No, I can't use -wimax. -extra subpackag has a huge list in addition to > > wimax > stuff. > > Then you should split it further, extra really does not make any sense, we > need > to be able to pick and chose, what you are doing is making things good for one > platform and keeping it as it was before for others, this is not an > improvement > at all. > If you look at main spec, main package is for all verticals except netbook. Netbook usage model is similar with laptop, so not sure it make sense to create a -netbook subpackage.
Peter > Anas > > > > > Peter. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Anas Nashif [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 5:03 PM > >> To: Zhu, Peter J > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [meego-packaging] split linux-firmware pacakge > >> > >> Please do not use names like -extra or whatever, instead use the feature > those > >> FW files support, in the case below, it should be -wimax. > >> > >> Anas > >> On 6 May 2011, at 08:03, Zhu, Peter J wrote: > >> > >>> Linux-firm-ware is bloated (13M+) and designed with PC needs in mind > >> running everywhere. To make it slim to meet needs of mobile device, here > it's > >> a first effort to split this big package, see [1]. It has a separate > >> linux-firmware-extra package. For main package, I just put the really > >> needed > >> stuff for current vertical/platforms by going through changelog. I move > >> OLPC > >> XO stuff and Intel wifi/wimax stuff to -extra while it's used in netbook. > >> With > >> this, linux-firmware is just 1.3M, 10% small than before. BTW, this is just > first > >> step, next step is to create vertical specific firmware package if needed. > >>> > >>> Please have a review and let me know if anything missed that's needed for > >> your platform. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > [1]http://build.meego.com/package/view_file?file=linux-firmware.spec&packa > >> > ge=linux-firmware&project=home%3Apeter%3Abranches%3AMeeGo%3A1.2% > >> 3Aoss%3ATesting&srcmd5=d278037505681c7de457314fa0bdeadf > >>> > >>> Peter > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> MeeGo-packaging mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-packaging > > _______________________________________________ MeeGo-packaging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-packaging
