[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Auto-building out-of-tree kernel modules

[Ben Hutchings]

On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 19:47 +0200, Patrick Matthäi wrote:
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> Ben Hutchings schrieb:
> >> Wasting time and bandwidth (fetching linux-headers etc)? Great...
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> > Building obscure modules for every kernel flavour on Debian's own
> > auto-builders is also a waste, especially when just one broken module
> > breaks the whole conglomeration package.
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> It is a big difference if our auto-builders build them e.g. 12 times for
> every architecture or if they have to be built on every end-consumer PC,
> which are e.g. one million pcs. All those senseless lost of energy and
> performance..

Please don't exaggerate.

udd=> select sum(insts) from popcon where package like 'fglrx-modules-%';
 sum 
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 892

> It is also not a good idea to switch to dkms, now where nothing is
> decided or it may end like with ia32-apt-get with many wasted developer
> ressources.

What do you mean, 'nothing is decided'.  The kernel team made a
decision, after consultation with representatives of the FTP team and
the release team.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
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