[Mageia-dev] [RPM] 1 core/updates_testing kernel-2.6.38.8-5.mga1

Thu Sep 1 09:52:51 CEST 2011

Thierry Vignaud skrev 1.9.2011 09:53:
+> On 1 September 2011 04:24, Mageia Team<buildsystem-daemon at mageia.org>  wrote:
+>> - convert kernel-source to noarch
+
+We already ship kernel-source unprepared (since 2.6.26-0.rc9.1mnb), so 
+it has not really been arch specific for a long time.
+
+So tagging it as noarch matches reality.
+
+And it saves space on the mirrors.
+
+>> - drop debug-latest rpms as they are not really used
+
+I dropped theese so I didn't have to rename them to *-latest-debug.
+
+and I seriously doubt anyone wants automatic download and install of 
+~250MB rpms with a on disk size of ~1TB.
+
+>> - rename debug rpms so the name ends with -debug like all other debug packages
+>
+
+Mageia buildsystem nowdays does not accept upload to debug media unless 
+package ends with -debug. And in order to not have to use workarounds
+for kernel in bs/upload system I renamed the debug package.
+
+> errr... why backport those?
+> This is not needed for an update kernel and might be a little
+> intrusive for an update...
+
+Answers above...
+
+--
+Thomas
+