Summary: | gs-sources "stable" vs "-pre": clarification please | ||
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Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | John Robinson <john.robinson+bug.gentoo.org> |
Component: | [OLD] Core system | Assignee: | Daniel Drake (RETIRED) <dsd> |
Status: | RESOLVED WONTFIX | ||
Severity: | normal | CC: | jaervosz, x86-kernel |
Priority: | High | ||
Version: | unspecified | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- |
Description
John Robinson
2004-02-03 08:20:35 UTC
*** Bug 42554 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** The other may be a duplicate, for which many thanks, but can we have an answer please? :-) old bug, reopen if necessary The installation handbook now says "gs-sources (kernel source patched for server usage)" on http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7 and the package description now says "This kernel stays up to date with current kernel -pre's, with recent ACPI, EVMS, Win4Lin, aic79xx, Super FreeS/WAN, preempt, and various hardware fixes", which by my understanding still seems inconsistent and could do with clarification. This is only a documentation issue, surely whoever created/maintains gs-sources knows what the point of it is? Also, since gs-sources isn't remotely keeping up with current kernel -pre's - it's still on 2.4.25-pre7 while kernel.org says we're up to 2.4.28-pre4 - either it's moribund or the description needs to be changed. gs-sources is no longer in portage as its outdated and unmaintained. Please use gentoo-sources for 2.4 or gentoo-dev-sources for 2.6. |