Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2006-01-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 21:49:38 +0900, Junichi Uekawa [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Hi, A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot camp out in experimental. Congratulations; nice to see some hot action :) I've been pondering on using kernel-package to generate debug

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-12 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, I'm totally for a -dbg kernel package with an unstripped kernel for OProfile, as I use it quite frequently. I wanted to use OProfile and get kernel stacks on Ubuntu Breezy, so ended up recompiling the standard kernel for vmlinux. To be useful I needed to turn on DEBUG_INFO and

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-10 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, it would be convenient if 'vmlinux' is included somewhere like /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux (which seems to be the case with RedHat[2]). in a separate linux-image-dbg package? $ du -h vmlinux arch/i386/boot/bzImage 19M vmlinux 884K

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-10 Thread Ross Burton
On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 21:49 +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: I've been pondering on using kernel-package to generate debug 'vmlinux' images which are used in tools like kernel crash dump analysis tools and oprofile[1]. I'm totally for a -dbg kernel package with an unstripped kernel for OProfile,

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-10 Thread Ian Campbell
On Thu, 2005-11-10 at 22:36 +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: Hi, it would be convenient if 'vmlinux' is included somewhere like /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux (which seems to be the case with RedHat[2]). in a separate linux-image-dbg package? $ du -h vmlinux

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-09 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot camp out in experimental. Congratulations; nice to see some hot action :) I've been pondering on using kernel-package to generate debug 'vmlinux' images which are used in tools like kernel crash dump analysis

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-09 Thread Ian Campbell
On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 21:49 +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: it would be convenient if 'vmlinux' is included somewhere like /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux (which seems to be the case with RedHat[2]). in a separate linux-image-dbg package? $ du -h vmlinux arch/i386/boot/bzImage

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 09:35:38PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings the log awaited debconf usage for kernel image packages -- and the raison d'etre of

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-08 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 07:43:14 +0100, Christian Perrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Quoting Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Hi, A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings the log awaited debconf usage

New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings the log awaited debconf usage for kernel image packages -- and the raison d'etre of this mail. Below are the new features of the upcoming

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-07 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Hi, A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings the log awaited debconf usage for kernel image packages -- and the raison d'etre of this mail.