Bug 167423

Summary:	Idea for the kernel system
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	phrexianreaper
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description phrexianreaper 2007-02-18 02:13:30 UTC

Had an idea I thought would be interesting, so I figured I'd go ahead and post it here.

Using the basic, vanilla kernel, set up a series of USE flags that list diffrent patch(sets) for the kernel, and allow a user to set them accordingly to bring in those patchsets.

This would cause some serious problems with alot of people who would try and pull in competing patches, but it seemed like an interesting idea when I started to think it over.

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-02-18 07:14:48 UTC

Yeah, that wouldn't work... That's why we have separate ebuilds. :)