Christoph Hellwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sun, May 23, 2004 at 11:26:08PM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
>> The various source packages are kept in different locations, and only
>> come together in the archive itself. A central repository would be
>> nice - as long as it does not bear the restriction of allowing only
>> one source package.
>
> What's the problem with a single source package again? Even if there
> is a single source package we can apply "dangerous" patches
> conditionally for selected architectures. Although I'd like to avoid
> that if remotely possible.
There is absolutely no point in having 10 archs recompile the kernels
just because the 11th arch needs a typo fix.
Building a set of kernels takes between 1h to 2 days depending on the
arch.
MfG
Goswin
