[Fedora-packaging] Kernel Module Packaging Standard Teleconference

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 20:16 -0400, Warren Togami wrote:
> After weeks of discourse on IRC and mailing list discussions, we seem to 
>   be unable to make progress toward an amicable agreement.
> 
> What seems to be the issue is that RPM does not allow any clean solution
> to the kernel module packaging problem.  Both kmod and kmdl are
> comprised of ugly hacks in order to overcome the design limitations of
> RPM.  Both kmod and kmdl have pros and cons, and neither is a clearly
> agreed by all parties as being technically superior.
> 
> The FESCO side is disconcerted by this situation because a great deal of
> effort over years was put into making and ratifying today's kmod
> standard.  On the other hand, there is some hope for middle-ground 
> because of stated willingness to further revise kmod to overcome 
> remaining limitations.

As I didn't have the time to follow all these discussions and threads,
and to have a basis for such an IRC-conference, I would appreciate if
Axel and Thorsten could write up a "my proposal at one glance" outline.

I would be particularly interested in their proposals's macroscopic
behavior and interaction with rpmbuild, mock, rpm -U|-I, the impact on
yum/apt/smart.

> If the packaging committee cannot come to key agreements, then the
> matter will be escalated to the Fedora Project Board who will make the 
> key decisions.
"Order di Mufti" as we call this in German, the worst of all management
principles :(

Ralf