From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27403 invoked by uid 1002); 21 Oct 2003 22:25:35 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 12299 invoked from network); 21 Oct 2003 22:25:34 -0000 Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 00:25:31 +0200 From: Spider To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-Id: <20031022002531.1bfc861b.spider@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <200310211044.48299.cbrewer@stealthaccess.net> References: <4866.146.176.63.67.1066740482.squirrel@mail.codewordt.co.uk> <200310210839.55102.cbrewer@stealthaccess.net> <20031021182533.6a1246fe.degrenier@easyconnect.fr> <200310211044.48299.cbrewer@stealthaccess.net> Organization: Chaotic X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.5-gtk2-20030906 (GTK+ 2.2.4; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="pgp-sha1"; boundary="=.mIVpNlowOV_0Y'" Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] USE Linux 2.6.x X-Archives-Salt: fc5afcd6-a4d7-4f3d-a994-4d1f82a5baa0 X-Archives-Hash: 4aae5d92d9da29d8cf2b04720c189cf3 --=.mIVpNlowOV_0Y' Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit begin quote On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:44:36 -0700 "C. Brewer" wrote: > On Tuesday 21 October 2003 9:25, Thomas de Grenier de Latour wrote: > > > Because it is useful to be able to compile modules for a target > > kernel > > that may be different than the running kernel, and a symlink is a > > good way to point the target of your choice. > > Sure, that's an excellent point, but since the target kernel and the > running kernel are likely on the same machine, and the current state > of modules in portage IIRC isn't allowing the duplication of external > modules packages, why not just be booted into the one you're making > modules for? You're gonna end up rebooting either way eventually... Then fix pcmcia-cs and alsa-driver before you suggest anything. as it is, my machine won't boot properly without pcmcia-cs -and- alsa, as they IRQ conflict unless loaded in a certain order. They are both dependant on the target module, and theres no way in a gnomes purple hell you are going to get me into a state where I can reboot first, and then rebuild the modules, only to reboot again so I have a working boot session. uh-oh- NO. And no, you won't get me to emerge it with SLOT="purple-gnomes-2.4.44" either, Just because I sat down and got my own kerneltree installed into usr/src/testkernelwithextraJFSpatches , and then loose my existing , working, tried kernelset. When you get this set to -automagically- detect the target kernel., build modules and fix. then ok. if you want it to depend on the running kernel, erm... No. theres a few things already that do so, and that is -BROKEN- behaviour. I don't even -HAVE- the sources for my running kernel at most times. What? No I don't need them. I shouldn't need to have my sources for the hard compiled and working copy of 2.4.18-saviour with extra everything that I know boots all my machines and I have in a .tar stored away for working order. Yes, this thread invoked a lot of hot emotions from my side. // Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end --=.mIVpNlowOV_0Y' Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/lbJcZS9CZTi033kRAkDSAJ9OweIKZIWVoQtdWXGCNl9MWOBoYgCgj57k qg9im+Db4eJnqHXHhAblW7w= =bdgg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=.mIVpNlowOV_0Y'--