Bug 202581

Summary:	Suggestion: Add to /etc/portage/ something to allow notes to be linked to packages
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Calum <caluml>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Calum 2007-12-17 14:11:57 UTC

Hello all.

Every time I rebuild my kernel, I have to remember to rebuild all the drivers that aren't included in my kernel. I stick some notes in a file called /root/after-kernel
Here's my current one now:

nvidia
v4l-dvb

modprobe -rv saa7134 && modprobe -rv saa7134_dvb
cd /root/v4l-dvb
make ; make install
modprobe -v saa7134 card=101 && modprobe -v saa7134_dvb

net-wireless/rt2500
sys-fs/fuse

As you can see, it's just notes for me to help me remember, so that I don't end up forgetting something, and having part of my system (my TV recording app) not working.


It made me think - this could be added to /etc/portage - say /etc/portage/package.notes:

sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:
Do this.
Do that.
Do the other.
dev-libs/openssl:
Don't forget to rebuild foo

I know about revdep, but you see the point.

Then, when I emerged gentoo-sources, it could display my notes to me to remind me.

Reproducible: Couldn't Reproduce

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-12-17 14:59:51 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> Every time I rebuild my kernel, I have to remember to rebuild all the drivers
> that aren't included in my kernel. 

No, you don't have to remember anything. 

emerge module-rebuild; module-rebuild populate; module-rebuild rebuild :)

Portage is a package manager, not an application for making notes.