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Bug 167423 - Idea for the kernel system
Summary: Idea for the kernel system
Status: RESOLVED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2007-02-18 02:13 UTC by phrexianreaper
Modified: 2007-02-18 07:14 UTC (History)
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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. :)