Bug 140116 – get rid of pcmcia functions and IUSE=pcmcia in linux-mod

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Stefan Schweizer (RETIRED) 2006-07-12 07:15:29 UTC]

Hi,
I have looked at http://gentoo-portage.com/Search?search=&use=pcmcia

and it seems that the hostapdriver ebuild is the only one using pcmcia specific linux-mod functions.

I am suggesting to move the pcmcia specific code to the hostap driver so that we eliminate the pcmcia occurances in linux-mod. Any problems with that? ANy more ebuilds using the specific functions?

[Comment 1 Stefan Schweizer (RETIRED) 2006-07-12 15:54:19 UTC]

Created attachment 91603 [details, diff]
hostap-pcmcia.diff

patch to make hostap-driver work even without the linux-mod pcmcia functionality

[Comment 2 Stefan Schweizer (RETIRED) 2006-07-12 16:01:23 UTC]

Created attachment 91604 [details, diff]
linux-mod.diff

Patch for linux-mod to remove pcmcia specific functions

[Comment 3 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) 2006-07-14 08:13:33 UTC]

Given that we have the library code already in place, and it is semi-likely that another ebuild in the future will want to use the same code at some point, I'm not too sure about this.

What are your thoughts on the method suggested in bug 122868?

[Comment 4 Stefan Schweizer (RETIRED) 2006-07-14 09:34:47 UTC]

the code is obsolete and only usefull for 2.4 kernels. Not likely that any new ebuild will use it in future.

[Comment 5 Stefan Schweizer (RETIRED) 2006-07-18 05:51:42 UTC]

I committed the change to hostap-driver. Removed the linux-wlan-ng bug from depend because those versions inherit the obsolete "pcmcia" eclass for the functions. I mailed johnm if I can commit the linux-mod eclass changes, waiting for an answer currently.

[Comment 6 Stefan Schweizer (RETIRED) 2006-07-24 13:18:46 UTC]

thanks to johnm I have committed this now.