Re: [U4X-Developer] Status Report

[Dean S. <dr...@ro...>]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Mundt" <pm...@mv...>
>To: <u4x...@li...>
>Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 3:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [U4X-Developer] Status Report

>On Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 08:56:17PM -0400, Paul Mundt wrote:
>> Packages that need to be done -
>> alsa utils
>
>Just a note on the ALSA stuff, since I merged the drivers into the kernel,
>we only need to package the libs and utils.

Right - thats all I was planning on packaging in the first place ;-)

>> kernel (lethal? is this even close to being ready to go?)
>The kernel is a touchy subject. I have not had the time to do extensive
>testing on it, but I do have a stack of bug reports to sift through and
fix.
>There's also updated MOSIX stuff that needs to go in, as well as George's
>new version of the rtsched which plays nicely with Nigel's preemption
patch.
>Most of the instabilities should be worked out in short order, with the
weekend
>approaching I'll have some time to go through it and test things.

OK cool, I look forward to seeing a nice fixed up kernel.

>> vim (the specfile just needs a bit of hacking, shouldnt take long)
>
>Which version are you packaging? 6.0ac is current.

I think I was working on 6.0z or some such, although I doubt it will take
much work to change versions.

>
>> rpm (needs some minor hacking to suit our needs, then it should be good
>> to go. this hasnt been done yet)
>
>Okay, apparently my memory is playing tricks on me. What do we have to do
RPM?

We need to customize it to our macros and do a few other minor things. I
should be able to take care of it myself

>
>> reiserfstools (ive been holding off on doing these as they seem to
>> change frequently)
>
>Go with the latest. Then submit package updates every couple revisions (or
>for serious bug fixes). Don't worry about minor changes.

OK

>> inits (/me pokes lethal several times with a razor sharp stick)
>
>Yeah, I don't think I'll get to this for awhile, there's too much to do on
the
>kernel. You might just want to borrow someone elses for the time being, at
>least for a sane testing ground.

Hrm, is there a lot of work to be done still on them? Anything I could help
with?

Also, do we want to ship any archs besides i586 with our alpha release? I
might be able to get athlon packages compiled, I'll have to talk with a
friend of mine (unless scott gets a new connection soon)

Dean Scott