Re: kernel versions in releases.
jdaues wrote: Currently, I am using Debian Etch with kernel version 2.6.18-3-686. This kernel has a bug that affects me in a rather annoying manner. This bug is fixed in 2.6.20. Since etch is frozen, I am assuming that 2.6.20 will not be in the final release of etch, correct? Can one estimate when 2.6.20 will make it into a debian release? what's the bug? Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel versions in releases.
what's the bug? The gdb (gnome debugger) does not work correctly. Describe here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/74691 http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=513751 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel versions in releases.
On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 11:53:08AM -0700, jdaues wrote: Currently, I am using Debian Etch with kernel version 2.6.18-3-686. This kernel has a bug that affects me in a rather annoying manner. This bug is fixed in 2.6.20. Since etch is frozen, I am assuming that 2.6.20 will not be in the final release of etch, correct? Can one estimate when 2.6.20 will make it into a debian release? Probably never. The release of Lenny will likely have a higher numbered kernel. Of course, you can always get the vanilla kernel source and build one yourself using kernel-package. For bonus points, you can identify the fix and create a patch to the current Debian kernel source and submit it to the kernel team to see if it can be included. Of course, the bug would need to be rather serious for them consider such a thing this late in the release cycle. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: kernel versions in releases.
On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 02:36:46PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 11:53:08AM -0700, jdaues wrote: Currently, I am using Debian Etch with kernel version 2.6.18-3-686. This kernel has a bug that affects me in a rather annoying manner. This bug is fixed in 2.6.20. Since etch is frozen, I am assuming that 2.6.20 will not be in the final release of etch, correct? Can one estimate when 2.6.20 will make it into a debian release? Probably never. The release of Lenny will likely have a higher numbered kernel. Of course, you can always get the vanilla kernel source and build one yourself using kernel-package. For bonus points, you can identify the fix and create a patch to the current Debian kernel source and submit it to the kernel team to see if it can be included. Of course, the bug would need to be rather serious for them consider such a thing this late in the release cycle. Don't new kernel versions come out after release, with the updates? Also, once Etch is stable, before Lenny is stable, won't a 2.6.20 end up in testing at some point? Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: kernel versions in releases.
-Original Message- From: Douglas Allan Tutty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 4:40 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: kernel versions in releases. On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 02:36:46PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 11:53:08AM -0700, jdaues wrote: Currently, I am using Debian Etch with kernel version 2.6.18-3-686. This kernel has a bug that affects me in a rather annoying manner. This bug is fixed in 2.6.20. Since etch is frozen, I am assuming that 2.6.20 will not be in the final release of etch, correct? Can one estimate when 2.6.20 will make it into a debian release? Probably never. The release of Lenny will likely have a higher numbered kernel. Of course, you can always get the vanilla kernel source and build one yourself using kernel-package. For bonus points, you can identify the fix and create a patch to the current Debian kernel source and submit it to the kernel team to see if it can be included. Of course, the bug would need to be rather serious for them consider such a thing this late in the release cycle. Don't new kernel versions come out after release, with the updates? Also, once Etch is stable, before Lenny is stable, won't a 2.6.20 end up in testing at some point? Doug. One can always grab .debs for the latest kernel from sid or experimental, or elsewhere. Quoting from the debian-devel-annouce mailing list: As mentioned above, we are tracking upstream closely. Usually, the latest upstream release reaches unstable almost on the day of its release. Experimental acts as staging area, where the -rcX kernels are built. If you want to be on the cutting edge, Bastian Blank provides daily builds out of the debian-kernel repository [1]. [1] deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel trunk main -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel versions in releases.
On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 07:39:51PM -0500, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: Don't new kernel versions come out after release, with the updates? Also, once Etch is stable, before Lenny is stable, won't a 2.6.20 end up in testing at some point? Yes. But the original question was a request for an estimation of when 2.6.20 would make it into a Debian release. Thus, the appropriate reply is probably never. At some point, 2.6.20 should end up in unstable/testing, but there is no guarantee as 2.6.21 might come out by the time of release or shortly thereafter. In which case, the kernel team might not want to waste their time on 2.6.20 and move straight to 2.6.21. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
