Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2006-01-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 21:49:38 +0900, Junichi Uekawa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi, >> A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot >> camp out in experimental. > Congratulations; nice to see some hot action :) > I've been pondering on using kernel-package to generate debug

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-12 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, > I'm totally for a -dbg kernel package with an unstripped kernel for > OProfile, as I use it quite frequently. > > I wanted to use OProfile and get kernel stacks on Ubuntu Breezy, so > ended up recompiling the standard kernel for vmlinux. To be useful I > needed to turn on DEBUG_INFO and DE

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-10 Thread Ian Campbell
On Thu, 2005-11-10 at 22:36 +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Hi, > > > > it would be convenient if 'vmlinux' is included > > > somewhere like /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux > > > (which seems to be the case with RedHat[2]). > > > > in a separate linux-image-dbg package? > > > > $

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-10 Thread Ross Burton
On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 21:49 +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > I've been pondering on using kernel-package to generate > debug 'vmlinux' images which are used in tools like > kernel crash dump analysis tools and oprofile[1]. I'm totally for a -dbg kernel package with an unstripped kernel for OProfil

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-10 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, > > it would be convenient if 'vmlinux' is included > > somewhere like /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux > > (which seems to be the case with RedHat[2]). > > in a separate linux-image-dbg package? > > $ du -h vmlinux arch/i386/boot/bzImage > 19M vmlinux > 884Karch/i386/

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-09 Thread Ian Campbell
On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 21:49 +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > it would be convenient if 'vmlinux' is included > somewhere like /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux > (which seems to be the case with RedHat[2]). in a separate linux-image-dbg package? $ du -h vmlinux arch/i386/boot/bzImage

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-09 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, > A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing > boot camp out in experimental. Congratulations; nice to see some hot action :) I've been pondering on using kernel-package to generate debug 'vmlinux' images which are used in tools like kernel crash dump analysis

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-08 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 07:43:14 +0100, Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Quoting Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> Hi, >> >> A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot >> camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings >> the log awaited de

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 09:35:38PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing > boot camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings > the log awaited debconf usage for kernel image packages -- and the > raison d'etre

Re: New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-07 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi, > > A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing > boot camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings > the log awaited debconf usage for kernel image packages -- and the > raison d'etre of this mail

New version of kernel-package to create image packages using debconf

2005-11-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings the log awaited debconf usage for kernel image packages -- and the raison d'etre of this mail. Below are the new features of the upcoming kernel-packa