From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.2 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RDNS_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from inventor.gentoo.org (unknown [216.223.235.2]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B40F1AC639; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:03:36 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by inventor.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0DD610FC3B; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:05:32 -0600 (MDT) From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org, gentoo-dev@gentoo.org, gentoo-user@gentoo.org, gentoo-core@gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 Date: 23 Apr 2002 09:05:32 -0600 Message-Id: <1019574332.29189.66.camel@inventor.gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [gentoo-dev] New sys-kernel tree layout Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: c2bf38e3-126a-4a0a-a18a-31038c2d6ab9 X-Archives-Hash: aa0b066e81416b65cbb2e7ca6de6f086 Hi all, We now have a new arrangement in Portage's sys-kernel tree. sys-kernel/linux-sources no longer exists, and has been replaced with the following consistently-named selection of kernel source packages: gentoo-sources: The gentoo-sources ebuild is our replacement for our previous linux-sources ebuild. It contains a "custom" Gentoo Linux kernel source tree, optimized for server performance and desktop responsiveness. We try to ensure that this kernel is very fast and stable and we recommend this kernel for most people. However, XFS support is no longer included in this kernel. If you use XFS, use sys-kernel/xfs-sources. vanilla-sources: The vanilla-sources ebuild installs a "mainline" kernel source tree, giving you the exact same thing as if you downloaded a stock kernel from kernel.org. It will be handy for those who use stock kernel source tree -- now you can merge this kernel, and have a kernel source tree installed to /usr/src automatically. usermode-sources: This usermode-sources ebuild installs mainline sources that have been patched to support user-mode Linux (a special technology that allows you to run "Linux inside Linux.") xfs-sources: The xfs-sources ebuild installs sources that support XFS; specifically, this ebuild contains a CVS snapshot of SGI's own XFS source tree. In the future, we may add other minor (and stable) performance-enhancing patches as well. We've found that using a SGI XFS CVS shapshot is the best way to go if you're going to use the XFS filesystem. If any of your Gentoo Linux filesystems are XFS, then, you'll need to use this kernel. openmosix-sources: The openmosix-sources ebuild installs a kernel source tree that has been specially patched with support for the GPL openMosix clustering and load- balancing technology. For more info, see http://www.openmosix.com. I hope you find the new layout more intuitive. All ebuilds work similarly and will install a kernel source tree to a directory inside /usr/src and will set the /usr/src/linux symlink to point to this directory. We also plan to add a greater selection of kernels in the future -- even customized kernels from other distributions like Mandrake and Red Hat. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.