Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> skribis: > l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > >> Thanks for the info! >> >> I wonder what the status of our linux-libre package is on armhf. I >> guess we first need a config file for that platform, based on the x86 >> ones. > > I may be showing my ignorance, but it seems to me that kernels built for > armhf and mips machines usually need custom patches and configuration > that vary from one machine to another. Or at least the armhf and mips > machines that I have access to (Novena and Loongson-based laptops) > require additional patches and custom configuration.
Yeah, right. I don’t know how much per-machine customization is needed. > They also typically use bootloaders other than GRUB. The Loongson-based > machines use PMON and the Novena uses U-Boot. Yes, but: <https://wiki.linaro.org/LEG/Engineering/Kernel/GRUB>. It would be wonderful if we could stick to GRUB. > IMO, the first step is to make it easier to create custom linux-libre > packages with custom patches and additional configuration. Patches going in that direction would be great. Ludo’.
