Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> skribis: > Christopher Allan Webber <cweb...@dustycloud.org> writes: > >> Ludovic Courtès writes: >> >>> Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> skribis: >>> >>>> Christopher Allan Webber <cweb...@dustycloud.org> writes: >>>> >>>>> From e60db83ffff23c57ec5c44de7c99cee8e4e353ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >>>>> From: Christopher Allan Webber <cweb...@dustycloud.org> >>>>> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:34:25 -0800 >>>>> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add linux-libre-4.2.5 >>>>> >>>>> This older version of linux-libre is being added because it was found >>>>> that newer versions (or at least 4.3.3) of linux-libre were not reading >>>>> the hardware clock on (at least Libreboot-enabled) Thinkpad x200 >>>>> machines. >>>>> >>>>> * gnu/linux.scm (linux-libre-4.2.5): New variable. >>>> >>>> I would say that the variable should be named 'linux-libre-4.2', which >>>> would always be bound to the latest 4.2.x. However, there's another >>>> problem: the 4.2 branch is no longer supported upstream, so it will no >>>> longer receive security updates and other important fixes. >>>> >>>> I suggest that we instead add linux-libre-4.1, which is still supported >>>> upstream and is designated as an LTS branch. Would that be okay? >>> >>> If it works for Christopher, that’s a good idea. >> >> Fine by me, assuming it works. I can test it works fine probably tomorrow. > > I just added a 'linux-libre-4.1' variable. Can you test to make sure it > works for you? I'd like to remove linux-libre-4.2.5 ASAP because 4.2.x > is no longer supported upstream and contains security flaws.
Regardless, it seems that this bug can be closed on the Guix side; WDYT? Ludo’.
