[Pkg-xen-devel] Current status

[Julien Danjou]

On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 01:14:08AM -0800, Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
>     Yes, documentation is lacking and we should put something together
> either in NEWS.Debian or a README.Debian to include in the package
> describing the caveats that are still requiring steps be taken outside
> of the packaging. I would have to setup a machine with Adam's 2.0.6
> packages as I found them severly lacking and went with Yvette's 2.0.7
> packages for now. I can test the upgrade path from that if we think it
> is necessary. I'll just be playing around with either my primary or
> secondary MX & NS domUs to do so, but I want them running 3.0.x anyway.

I have a machine with a 2.0.6 from Adam running. So I could test the
upgrade.

>     I was planning on one more attempt to contact Adam plus Cc'ing to
> -devel expressing the intention to take over maintainership and give a
> delay before it is uploaded. In fact I was going to suggest doing the
> upload myself, so as to take any flak that might result from what would
> essentially seem to appear like a hostile takeover to some possibly. I
> would make use of the delayed upload [2] to automate the delay so we
> wouldn't need to take further action once I upload the file it would be
> released after the given number of days delay. I was figuring something
> between 7-15 days delay to give Adam ample time to respond.

I think he has already receive email weeks ago about this problem, so
don't delay too much.
 
>     Well without doing anything to /lib/tls Xen itself should spit out a
> warning message to the console, should the user bother to notice it. The
> notice does describe the technic to move it out of the way and disable
> it. We again should put this in a NEWS.Debian or README.Debian anyway if
> we decide to go this route.

Right.

>     Another route might be to modify the init.d script to determine if
> we are running under Xen and move the directory out of the way on
> boot-up and move it back on shutdown. Not sure if we want to go this
> route or not, but it would only affect the system while running under
> Xen and leave it alone when running a standard kernel.

You really want your house to burn, don't you ? *g*
It won't be easy to fix, afaik, no package try to move around system
directories.

Cheers,
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