On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 07:24 +0900, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> - 23 only make .config checks (should be non-fatal anyway)
I couldn't agree more. This bites us in the ass every single release.
People who make .config checks fatal should be forced to maintain
mozilla-* for a month... ;]
> - 4 use lin
maillog: 09/07/2006-17:17:59(+0100): John Mylchreest types
> I've tried to clarify my point fairly well above, but the dependancy
> is fairly strict by design. What in linux-mod except for my specific
> example above would continue to work if there were no kernel sources
> present? (I do of course
On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 02:32:36PM +0200, "Kevin F. Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > >>This is duplicating the superb efforts of the kernel team and of
> > >>linux-info eclass. As such I would like to deprecate $KV in favor
> > >>of using linux-info eclass. I don't see the need for portage
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 11:13:33AM +, Alec Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Portage currently exports $KV as the current kernel version. We detect
> this by attempting to mess around with the things in /usr/src/linux
> (.config, make files, etc...)
>
> This is duplicating the superb effo
On Tuesday 20 June 2006 20:18, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> By handling it better, I mean that the code should at runtime try both
> interfaces, rather than pick one to compile into the binary.
yeah, this differentiates good packages and mediocre packages ;)
-mike
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On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 08:49:41PM +0900, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> > Could upstream have handled it better? Yes, most definitely. Did they?
> > No, not yet. We're stuck picking up the pieces.
> What does upstream have to do with the decision to "chmod u+s,go-r
> /usr/bin/gpg" or not?
If using a ker
On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 14:32 +0200, Kevin F. Quinn wrote:
> In summary, I agree that $KV should disappear from portage, and that
> anything that depends on kernel configuration should use
> linux-info.eclass. Also I'd like to see the dependency on
> virtual/linux-sources removed from linux-info.ecl
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:38:49 +
Alec Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> > maillog: 19/06/2006-11:13:33(+): Alec Warner types
> >
> >>Portage currently exports $KV as the current kernel version. We
> >>detect this by attempting to mess around with the things
> >>i
maillog: 19/06/2006-17:15:37(-0700): Robin H. Johnson types
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 05:00:41PM -0700, infowolfe wrote:
> > >Kernel headers being the virtual/linux-headers dependency that Georgi
> > >mentioned. `uname -r` works, but is annoying because you can't build
> > >for a kernel other than
maillog: 19/06/2006-16:34:55(-0700): Ryan Tandy types
> Arek (James Potts) wrote:
> >If they don't actually build against the kernel,
> >couldn't/shouldn't they look at either kernel-headers or the output of
> >`uname -r`?
>
> Kernel headers being the virtual/linux-headers dependency that Georgi
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 05:00:41PM -0700, infowolfe wrote:
> >Kernel headers being the virtual/linux-headers dependency that Georgi
> >mentioned. `uname -r` works, but is annoying because you can't build
> >for a kernel other than the one you're running.
> Which only applies to kernel modules, not
On 6/19/06, Ryan Tandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Arek (James Potts) wrote:
> If they don't actually build against the kernel,
> couldn't/shouldn't they look at either kernel-headers or the output of
> `uname -r`?
Kernel headers being the virtual/linux-headers dependency that Georgi
mentioned.
Arek (James Potts) wrote:
If they don't actually build against the kernel,
couldn't/shouldn't they look at either kernel-headers or the output of
`uname -r`?
Kernel headers being the virtual/linux-headers dependency that Georgi
mentioned. `uname -r` works, but is annoying because you can't b
Alec Warner wrote:
Georgi Georgiev wrote:
maillog: 19/06/2006-11:13:33(+): Alec Warner types
Portage currently exports $KV as the current kernel version. We
detect this by attempting to mess around with the things in
/usr/src/linux (.config, make files, etc...)
This is duplicating the
Georgi Georgiev wrote:
maillog: 19/06/2006-11:13:33(+): Alec Warner types
Portage currently exports $KV as the current kernel version. We detect
this by attempting to mess around with the things in /usr/src/linux
(.config, make files, etc...)
This is duplicating the superb efforts of th
maillog: 19/06/2006-11:13:33(+): Alec Warner types
> Portage currently exports $KV as the current kernel version. We detect
> this by attempting to mess around with the things in /usr/src/linux
> (.config, make files, etc...)
>
> This is duplicating the superb efforts of the kernel team and
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