Hello On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 11:06:16AM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 10:02:58AM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote: > > > I'll start here: > > > > Kernel package policy: > "kernel image" to avoid confusion between kernel source, kernel headers,
Agreed. > kernel modules, etc. > > ---------------------- > > > > * It should only exist one kernel-source package. > > * Every modification to the kernel should be added as a patch package. > > * Modifications may be separated to make it easier to administrate and > > for other people/packages to use it. > > Kernel image packages must include a list of patches which have been > applied, and the packages from which they came. Agreed. > > Kernel module policy: > > --------------------- > > > > * Kernel modules must be provided as a "binary source" package. > > * Module source packages should provide a debian/rules file. > > * The debian/rules file must compile the module if KSRC=kernelsourcedir > > and KVERS=versionname is priovided. > > * The debian/rules file may fail if an unsupported version of the kernel is > > provided by the environment. > > * The debian/rules file may fail if no kernel-headers is in that location. > > * The debian/rules file should handke KMAINT and KEMAIL env variables. > > It would be a significant gain if kernel modules could always be built > against kernel-headers, without requiring full kernel-source. Is there any > situation where this is not feasible, or could it be made a requirement? At least the pcmcia and freeswan needs some parts of kernel source to build. At least last time I tried. I have been bitten by this a lot of times. But yes that would be really great if they just have to depend on the kernel source. Regards, // Ola PS. I accidentily deleted two other mails in this thread. Was they just for me or has they not yet been delivered to the mailinglist? DS. > -- > - mdz > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / ---------------------------------------------------------------