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Bug 215189

Summary: request for speakup
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: William Hubbs <williamh>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers <kernel>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---
Attachments: kernel-integration-2.6.24-source.patch

Description William Hubbs gentoo-dev 2008-03-28 14:10:40 UTC
Hi Daniel,

speakup can now be built as modules outside the kernel tree; however,
the kernel needs to be patched with a minimal patch to enable this option.

The speakup git repository is at http://linux-speakup.org/speakup.git.
Once you have cloned the repository, the patch that needs to be applied
is in speakup/patches/kernel-integration-2.6.24-source.patch.  The
patch just exports some functions that speakup uses, so as far as I
know, it should not affect any other users.

I haven't tested against version 2.6.25 of the kernel, but I am hearing
comments on the speakup list to the affect that the same patch works
there as well, and that debian has accepted it into 2.6.25 using this
method.

If you would be willing to apply this patch, it would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks much. :-)
Comment 1 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-03-29 18:45:02 UTC
Can you attach the patch here? Preferably one that's tested against 2.6.25-rc7, as that's the earliest when we'd add this. Thanks.
Comment 2 William Hubbs gentoo-dev 2008-03-29 19:45:26 UTC
Created attachment 147649 [details]
kernel-integration-2.6.24-source.patch

This is the patch which applies to the latest stable gentoo-sources to
allow us to build speakup as modules.

I haven't personally attempted to apply this to 2.6.25-rc7, but I will
update the bug with more information about whether this works once I have it.
Comment 3 William Hubbs gentoo-dev 2008-03-29 20:08:55 UTC
I just spoke with Kirk Reiser, the author of speakup, and he is
informing me that he has heard a report that it works with 2.6.25-rc6.

Comment 4 William Hubbs gentoo-dev 2008-04-10 00:02:09 UTC
All,

I am running speakup, with the attached patch, successfully with kernel
2.6.25-rc8-git7.

Thanks,

William
Comment 5 William Hubbs gentoo-dev 2008-04-13 20:25:14 UTC
Hi all,

what is the latest information on this?  Is there any more testing or
anything you need from me?

Thanks,

William

Comment 6 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-04-17 17:35:43 UTC
I've queued this up for gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r1. Sorry for the delay here, and thanks for your persistence :)
I'm much happier with this smaller patch.