Em 09-01-2011 16:23, CityK escreveu: > vincent.mcintyre wrote: >> Thanks for clarifying this. Doesn't this justify a one-line NEWS item? >> I can understand not wanting to mention it while still experimental, but now... > > Last night (well, actually the wee wee hours of this morning), I took the time to: > - add a news announcement regarding media_build on the front page of the wiki > - update the http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers article accordingly Thanks for the changes! You can add a "more advanced" approach. That's what I currently do here: $ git clone git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git media_tree $ cd media_tree $ git remote add linuxtv git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git $ git remote update $ git checkout -b media-master remotes/linuxtv/staging/for_v2.6.38-rc1 $ cd ../media_build/linux $ make dir DIR=../media_tree $ cd .. The "make dir" target will associate the development git tree with the media_tree, in a way that, if you change a file or update the media_tree, the new_build scripts will sync its copy with the media_tree ones, re-applying the patches if needed, before building the targets. You should try it. It helps a lot if you need to keep your drivers in track with the upstream ones. > I suspect that what has precluded any earlier case of a widely visible announcement being made, beyond those tidbits that have appeared on the mailing list, is a combination of: > - the necessity for having someone actually find and take time to perform such an administrative task > - and, amongst most, a case of general unfamiliarity with the new system > - and, a question of maintainership of the new system and whether or not its status is still classified as experimental or has reached maturity > - and, access rights required to modify the Linuxtv proper website in regards to these developments True. Btw, as we don't have anyone dedicated to maintain the media_build, I gave write rights to other people for the media_build tree. As I found it useful to myself, I'm also keeping it on a reasonable stable (although I only use the "make dir" way, so I probably won't notice a bug with make untar and related targets). If someone has time and interests on helping to maintaining it, please ping me. > Speaking of time, I've now expended all of mine, and then some (as per usual), which I can devote to this matter. > Hopefully someone can take a look and correct any mistakes I've made or add any points I've overlooked on the wiki. > As well, hopefully someone else can take care of the other parts of the website that need to be updated. Thanks! Mauro. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
