Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-28 Thread Frans Pop
On Thursday 28 September 2006 21:19, Max Vozeler wrote: > So, based on (I think) all feedback received, I created a first > package of this kind in /people/xam/kernel/; It includes only > loop-aes-modules for now but can be extended to also handle other > modules in a simple way once the need arise

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-28 Thread Max Vozeler
Hi all, On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 06:40:55PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > In the in between time (for arches that have already switched > to the new kernel), part of the functionality of the installer > will be unavailable. Seems acceptable though. I think so too. I'll need to check that e.g. partman

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-28 Thread Frans Pop
Sorry for not really responding to this earlier. I've been somewhat distracted by the GR nonsense going on... I saw the conversation with Joey on IRC yesterday, and I think my comments below are in line with that. On Sunday 24 September 2006 19:04, Max Vozeler wrote: > Some possible approaches

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-25 Thread Otavio Salvador
Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Monday 25 September 2006 18:30, Otavio Salvador wrote: >> It'll be separately. linux-modules-extra uses -source package >> to build the binary and when doing it, we would build the need udeb >> together. > > No. You _cannot_ build udebs from the same sour

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-25 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 25 September 2006 18:30, Otavio Salvador wrote: > It'll be separately. linux-modules-extra uses -source package > to build the binary and when doing it, we would build the need udeb > together. No. You _cannot_ build udebs from the same source package as regular binaries. That is the w

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-25 Thread Otavio Salvador
Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Monday 25 September 2006 14:55, Otavio Salvador wrote: >> Why not just add support to mark a module supporting d-i udebs and >> teach linux-modules-extra-2.6 to build them. That would allow us to >> have just one point to change/improve/fix for them. > >

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-25 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 25 September 2006 14:55, Otavio Salvador wrote: > Why not just add support to mark a module supporting d-i udebs and > teach linux-modules-extra-2.6 to build them. That would allow us to > have just one point to change/improve/fix for them. No. That solution has severe D-I release manage

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-25 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 03:28:52PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > On Monday 25 September 2006 14:55, Otavio Salvador wrote: > > Why not just add support to mark a module supporting d-i udebs and > > teach linux-modules-extra-2.6 to build them. That would allow us to > > have just one point to change/imp

Re: RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-25 Thread Otavio Salvador
Max Vozeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Approach 1: Building module udebs in linux-kernel-di-* <...> > About the delay: It could be reduced by including all modules > in linux-modules-extra-2.6, which is automatically updated > whenever a new kernel version/ABI gets uploaded. Why not just

RFC: out-of-tree module udebs

2006-09-25 Thread Max Vozeler
Hi all, I'm trying to find a good solution for building udebs of out-of-tree linux kernel modules. What I'm currently doing is build them from the same source package as normal module packages, but that approach has some problems [1]. Some possible approaches have come out of discussions during