On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:27:09 -0400 (EDT), Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > Indeed, but the deck is stacked against kernel-package when it is > associated with 'deprecated' in the minds of users. It may not suit the > Kernel Team for their use but I've happily and successfully compiled > kernels with it for many years without it giving me any problems. > > Kernel-package was promoted as the Debian way when I first came into > contact with it and its creator was active in debian-user with advice. > If there is a proper or official Debian position on compiling a kernel > it could be inferred from this civilised discussion at: > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=599208
I read the above bug report. Did you notice the quote from Manoj Srivastava, the upstream author and Debian package maintainer of kernel-package? (I have taken the liberty of editing it to correct typos.) ----- Indeed. Since the team of developers in question has never been involved in the development of kernel-package, why do they get a say in deciding that the package is deprecated? I, and a lot of other people, still use kernel-package every day, and the upstream "make deb-pkg" route does not allow one to make kernel-headers, for instance, nor does it allow one to override or replace parts of the build system or otherwise influence the packages created. The stripped down build in deb package creator is by far not a drop in replacement of kernel package. manoj ----- Since Manoj wrote this on October 5, 2010, some improvements have been made to "make deb-pkg"; but "make deb-pkg" is still not as full-featured or as flexible as make-kpkg. More importantly, Manoj obviously does not consider kernel-package to be deprecated and still uses it himself on a regular basis. As long as Manoj continues to support it, and as long as it offers me the flexibility that I desire and "make deb-pkg" doesn't, I will continue to use and recommend kernel-package. But I'm not going to argue with those who wish to use "make deb-pkg". If it meets their needs, and they want to use it, fine. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/378607842.2110586.1316993197410.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com