Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Anthony Towns wrote: > > >... > > Anyone have any worthwhile opinions on how 2.2r3 and 2.4.0 should get > > along? There already seems to be an iptables package and adding a new > > devfsd package would have little chance of breaking any existing installs > > If you look at the bugs page of the devfsd package [1] you'll see that the > package needs some work before it can go in a stable.
That depends, mozilla is in stable and that isn't bug free. It's not like it's replacing a working package. > > (assuming they don't install it). modutils is out of date, though. It > > might be worth considering making a modutils-2.4 package, which would > > work in most cases, and run little risk of breaking anyone's system. > > To support Kernel 2.4 you we need to upgrade at least: > - modutils As said a modutils-2.4 could be done. > - util-linux Having a util-linux-2.10o could also be done (or just backport the obvious features like mount bind etc.). > - ppp Only if you want to use ppp :) -- just the same as with isdn and pcmcia-cs. > The version of modutils in stable will be higher than the version > currently in testing. Maybe not a good idea, I admit :). > > Of course, there's no way we're going to support 2.4.x in potato much > > better than we supported 2.2.x in slink, but including stuff for it > > on CDs in extra doesn't strike me as unreasonable. I'm prepared to be > > shouted down, of course. > > To support kernel 2.4 we have to: > - put buggy packages (devfsd) in stable > - upgrade very important packages > > I suggest another solution: > Someone (if noone else wants to I can do it) sets up an apt-able archive > with packages needed for kernel 2.4 recompiled for potato. Then stable > stays stable and who wants to use kernel 2.4 or distributors who want to > ship kernel 2.4 have the needed packages. That's doesn't sound bad, just a simple way to try it out without having to manually install modutils etc. would be nice. -- # James Antill -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] :0: * ^From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
