"opkg upgrade" breaks USB networking: g_ether module missing
W.Kenworthy
billk at iinet.net.au
Fri Aug 1 14:03:45 CEST 2008
On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 13:45 +0200, Jay Vaughan wrote:
> > |>> ~ - binning the finegrained module packaging and having the
> > modules
> > |>> all
> > |>> inside the kernel package
> > |> nope.
> > |>> ~ - if not, making some modules dependencies of the kernel package
> > |> yes.
> > |>> ~ - doing a depmod post-install or update of a kernel module
> > package?
> > |> yes.
>
>
> The strategy above allows us to easily add and remove packages while
> maintaining stable end-user systems. Until the dust settles on the
> kernel/modules packaging, I suggest we do the above to be as safe as
> possible.
>
>
>
> ;
> --
> Jay Vaughan
>
As a user, I beg to differ. Splitting the kernel into packages is a
pita for users. More to download, more to manage and more to go wrong
with inconsistencies and installation mayhem.
BillK
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