Hi! The discussion moved into a different direction, but nevertheless a few quick comments: On 06.10.2011 18:00, John W. Linville wrote: > [...] > Isn't this just a big kmod package? > > No, or at least not exactly. Existing kmod package standards require a > separate kmod build for every kernel build. Most (or all?) of them > require complex versioning to distinquish between versions of the kmod > package and versions of the target kernel. They are a nightmare to > maintain. That's a bit misleading from my point of view, but whatever, likely not worth arguing over the details. > Worse, they require multiple kmod packages for multiple drivers, > multiplying the maintenance burden. See kmod-staging in RPM Fusion for an example of a kmod package (kmod2 to be precise) that contains contains multiple drivers. > diff --git a/depmod-dist.conf b/depmod-dist.conf > index 8513288..0585676 100644 > --- a/depmod-dist.conf > +++ b/depmod-dist.conf > @@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ > # > > # override default search ordering for kmod packaging > -search updates extra built-in weak-updates > +search updates extra backports built-in weak-updates And what exactly would be the difference between "updates" and "backports"? Might be wise to at least mention it with a sentence or two in the docs if there is actually one. Is there is: Is it relevant for users or just creating confusion? Cu knurd _______________________________________________ kernel mailing list kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kernel
