Re: kernel patch packages

2005-08-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Turbo Fredriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.08.11.1026 +0200]: > I need to make some local kernel patch packages. Anyone know how > to do this (reference to doc ok :). Unfortunately, such a doc does not exist. Nevertheless, the process is quite simple. I would suggest tha

kernel patch packages

2005-08-11 Thread Turbo Fredriksson
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Re: Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Russell Coker
On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:49, Ian Duggan wrote: > > If you want an orig.tar.gz then you have to have one there before running > > dpkg-buildpackage. > > > > As for kernel-patch packages, if your package is like the ones I manage > > then you'll have a new patch to

Re: Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Ian Duggan
> If you want an orig.tar.gz then you have to have one there before running > dpkg-buildpackage. > > As for kernel-patch packages, if your package is like the ones I manage then > you'll have a new patch to add to the package every few weeks and no other > updates. So th

Re: Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Russell Coker
On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:49, Ian Duggan wrote: > > If you want an orig.tar.gz then you have to have one there before running > > dpkg-buildpackage. > > > > As for kernel-patch packages, if your package is like the ones I manage > > then you'll have a new patch to

Re: Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Ian Duggan
> If you want an orig.tar.gz then you have to have one there before running > dpkg-buildpackage. > > As for kernel-patch packages, if your package is like the ones I manage then > you'll have a new patch to add to the package every few weeks and no other > updates. So th

Re: Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Russell Coker
On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:35, Ian Duggan wrote: > Are kernel-patch packages considered native or non-native? I am trying > to understand what the final set of files should be when I am done > packaging a kernel-patch. Right now, I have the following files: > > kernel-patch-preem

Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Ian Duggan
Are kernel-patch packages considered native or non-native? I am trying to understand what the final set of files should be when I am done packaging a kernel-patch. Right now, I have the following files: kernel-patch-preempt_20020315.dsc kernel-patch-preempt_20020315.tar.gz

Re: Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Russell Coker
On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:35, Ian Duggan wrote: > Are kernel-patch packages considered native or non-native? I am trying > to understand what the final set of files should be when I am done > packaging a kernel-patch. Right now, I have the following files: > > kernel-patch-preem

Are kernel-patch packages native or non-native?

2002-03-18 Thread Ian Duggan
Are kernel-patch packages considered native or non-native? I am trying to understand what the final set of files should be when I am done packaging a kernel-patch. Right now, I have the following files: kernel-patch-preempt_20020315.dsc kernel-patch-preempt_20020315.tar.gz

Re: Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-14 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Russell Coker wrote: > My kernel-patch packages were all built against the source tree from > ftp.kernel.org. All except two of them came from the upstream that way. > > If someone reports a bug against these packages about problems applyi

Re: Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-14 Thread Russell Coker
ve patches for 2.4.13-ac. I have patches for most of > the kernels between 2.4.4 and 2.4.18, as well as 2.5.1 through 2.5.6 in > there. In my kernel patch packages I dumped support for <=2.4.9 when it was discovered to have security holes. Then 2.4.10 had Ext2/Lilo issues so I dumped supp

Re: Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-14 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Russell Coker wrote: > My kernel-patch packages were all built against the source tree from > ftp.kernel.org. All except two of them came from the upstream that way. > > If someone reports a bug against these packages about problems applyi

Re: Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-14 Thread Ian Duggan
> Why does the patch require 2.4.13-ac7? > > Why would you want to support an ancient pre-release of the kernel anyway? > > Why doesn't it apply against 2.4.13? It doesn't just have patches for 2.4.13-ac. I have patches for most of the kernels between 2.4.4 and 2.4.18, as well as 2.5.1 through

Re: Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-14 Thread Russell Coker
ve patches for 2.4.13-ac. I have patches for most of > the kernels between 2.4.4 and 2.4.18, as well as 2.5.1 through 2.5.6 in > there. In my kernel patch packages I dumped support for <=2.4.9 when it was discovered to have security holes. Then 2.4.10 had Ext2/Lilo issues so I dumped supp

Re: Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-14 Thread Ian Duggan
> Why does the patch require 2.4.13-ac7? > > Why would you want to support an ancient pre-release of the kernel anyway? > > Why doesn't it apply against 2.4.13? It doesn't just have patches for 2.4.13-ac. I have patches for most of the kernels between 2.4.4 and 2.4.18, as well as 2.5.1 through

Re: Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-14 Thread Russell Coker
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 03:43, Ian Duggan wrote: > I'm packaging some kernel patches that apply against some of the -ac > kernel trees, however it looks like dh_installkpatches isn't designed to > handle this. Here is the relevant line: > > $kv[0] =~ m/^(\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/ or die "Malformed kernel vers

Re: Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-14 Thread Russell Coker
ebian kernels and modify the patches for them. > > How should this be handled? My kernel-patch packages were all built against the source tree from ftp.kernel.org. All except two of them came from the upstream that way. If someone reports a bug against these packages about problems applyin

Re: Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-14 Thread Russell Coker
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 03:43, Ian Duggan wrote: > I'm packaging some kernel patches that apply against some of the -ac > kernel trees, however it looks like dh_installkpatches isn't designed to > handle this. Here is the relevant line: > > $kv[0] =~ m/^(\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/ or die "Malformed kernel ver

Re: Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-14 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Ian Duggan wrote on Wed Mar 13, 2002 um 04:07:46PM: > When packaging kernel patches, should the patches be against the debian > kernel sources or the stock kernels? I have several patches I'm Idealy against the Debian kernel sources. > packaging for the stock kernels. It would be a lot

Re: Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-14 Thread Russell Coker
ebian kernels and modify the patches for them. > > How should this be handled? My kernel-patch packages were all built against the source tree from ftp.kernel.org. All except two of them came from the upstream that way. If someone reports a bug against these packages about problems applyin

Re: Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-14 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Ian Duggan wrote on Wed Mar 13, 2002 um 04:07:46PM: > When packaging kernel patches, should the patches be against the debian > kernel sources or the stock kernels? I have several patches I'm Idealy against the Debian kernel sources. > packaging for the stock kernels. It would be a lo

Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-14 Thread Ian Duggan
I'm packaging some kernel patches that apply against some of the -ac kernel trees, however it looks like dh_installkpatches isn't designed to handle this. Here is the relevant line: $kv[0] =~ m/^(\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/ or die "Malformed kernel version: `$kv[0]'"; and the error: dh_installkpatches M

Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-13 Thread Ian Duggan
When packaging kernel patches, should the patches be against the debian kernel sources or the stock kernels? I have several patches I'm packaging for the stock kernels. It would be a lot of work to pull down all the various debian kernels and modify the patches for them. How should this be handle

Kernel Patch Packages with -ac patches

2002-03-13 Thread Ian Duggan
I'm packaging some kernel patches that apply against some of the -ac kernel trees, however it looks like dh_installkpatches isn't designed to handle this. Here is the relevant line: $kv[0] =~ m/^(\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/ or die "Malformed kernel version: `$kv[0]'"; and the error: dh_installkpatches

Kernel Patch Packages

2002-03-13 Thread Ian Duggan
When packaging kernel patches, should the patches be against the debian kernel sources or the stock kernels? I have several patches I'm packaging for the stock kernels. It would be a lot of work to pull down all the various debian kernels and modify the patches for them. How should this be handl