Kernel for Warty

[Matt Zimmerman]

[Herbert: we're discussing the prospect of building the kernel udebs
directly from linux-source, rather than using kernel-wedge and
linux-kernel-di]

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 04:56:31AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:

> When the kernel version number changes, note that you also need to update
> the debian-installer package, make sure it builds everywhere, and get it
> into initrds reasonably in sync with everything else. There's a non-zero
> chance of a day or so's breakage in daily CD images here.

Ah, right.  The net difference is the same, though; we'd be down to 2
packages per update (linux-source, debian-installer) rather than 8
(kernel-source, debian-installer, 3x kernel-image, 3x linux-kernel-di).
This is especially significant because these currently need to be done
serially; first kernel-source, then the kernel-images, then linux-kernel-di,
then debian-installer.

> This still gives me the willies from the point of view of staying
> half-reasonably in sync with d-i. If you're happy for me to upload the
> entire kernel package every time I need to change a udeb, and if someone
> can come up with a way of syncing udeb module lists back and forth ... I
> would be much less unhappy if our kernel packages continued to use
> kernel-wedge for udeb building.

I am more than happy for you to upload the kernel when you need to change a
udeb; I think that's the way it should be.  Syncing the module lists should
be pretty trivial, I expect.  CCing Herbert for input on this.

> base-installer.
> 
> Are we doing the -2.6- metapackage thing for all architectures? That will
> reduce the need to change base-installer from one kernel version to the
> next, but we'll need an initial change to get it into this system for all
> architectures.

I think we should use the metapackage, yes.

> >   Are there any other issues to consider here?
> 
> debian-cd, pretty much as usual. I'd appreciate a day's warning. :-)

How bad is the debian-cd situation?  Does it get the kernel out of a .deb,
from the debian-installer tree, or someplace else?

Is your modified debian-cd available for download (or in arch) someplace?

-- 
 - mdz