[Fedora-packaging] kmdls: very good support for custom kernels (was: kernel-module packaging discussing ...)

[Axel Thimm]

On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 10:11:44PM +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> And don't forget custom kernel packages and support for them. I forgot
> to mention this: ATrpms has contributed swsups2 kernels for FC4 and
> FC5. By having the specfile/src.rpm kernel and flavour agnostic *and*
> unbundled I can use the same specfile/src.rpm/userland for these
> extras kernels/flavours, too. CCRMA has a set of their own kernels,
> too.

I have added this argument to the wiki. kmdls allow you to bolster
your oen kernel package called my-special-kernel-2.6.18-111 and
support it with kmdls.

Background: custom kernel packages should always either change the
main name of the rpm package or introduce themselves as a new flavour
otherwise they get rpm-sorted into the same upgrade path like vendor
kernels which neither the vendor, nor the author of the custom kernel
package wants to happen.

kmdls fully support custom kernel rpms.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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