Hi, On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 11:04:19AM +0200, Thomas Vander Stichele wrote: > > > This was done as a patch to modutils that it doesn't appear we've done > > > any sort of analog for in module-init-tools. This would be a bug -- > > > could you file in bugzilla that module-init-tools doesn't look in the > > > updates directory first so that this doesn't get lost? > > > > Ok, filed as Bug 125990. I'll try for a better patch than what I posted > > to the list before so that "updates/" is singled out specifically (to > > mantain compatibility with the 2.4.x behavior). > > I think your patch had a few problems. It seemed to me like the list of > modules you get from updates clobbers the list pointer you already got > from the whole tree, losing the original tree completely. > > I've given it a go and have created a working patch which I tested in > various conditions. > > Patch is at > http://thomas.apestaart.org/download/patches/modutils/module-init-tools-update/ > and an updated RPM at > http://thomas.apestaart.org/download/pkg/fedora-2-i386-fedora-stable/modutils-2.4.26-16.fdr.2.2/ 1000 x thanks, Thomas! Would it make sense to patch the current rawhide module-init-tools-3.0-0.pre10.1 instead of modutils? rawhide seems to have dumped/merged modutils away. > Please check if this works for you. > I've also commented on the bug you entered in RH's bugzilla. > > Jeremy Katz has also tested the patch. Or, Jeremy, are you considering a modutils update for FC2? Most repos would be very grateful to have core support for /updates/, instead of having to offer patched modutils/module-init-tools rpms (yes, replacing core packages is considered a sin in some religions ;) -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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