[64studio-devel] [Fwd: Re: 2.6.19-rc6-rt0, -rt YUM repository]

[Free Ekanayaka]

|--==> Daniel James writes:

  DJ> Hi Free,
  >>Ok, I've alreay modified the preseed config, and I'm  going to test it
  >>locally, this should  close  #236. If we  finally decide  to revert to
  >>2.6.17,  I can re-include it  in the next   rc and have  #256 close as
  >>well, this should make possible to release 1.0.

  DJ> The only problem I have with using the 2.6.17 package you made before
  DJ> is that it has this bug:

  DJ> http://64studio.com/ticket/250

  DJ> If we can track this one down and fix it, maybe with a patch to
  DJ> 2.6.17, then I'd be very happy to release 1.0 with that
  DJ> kernel. 2.6.18-rt and 2.6.19 seem to be way too bleeding-edge for a
  DJ> stable release.

That would probably be easy if I knew the kernel code enough to avoid
making mistakes, but without the proper help it could be problematic.

  DJ> Also, we should double check our 2.6.17 config for those flags that
  DJ> Lee suggested disabling, and any debug flags we have turned on.

That flag  is  present only  in  the latest patches,   not  in the one
shipped in 2.6.17.

  >>Or one could just pick up with synaptic the updates he really wants to
  >>have.

  DJ> Right, but then you need to launch the program explicitly and you need
  DJ> the root password. Putting apt tools on the taskbar is just inviting
  DJ> users to play with them :-)

True enough :)

Free