Re: [ptxdist] [PATCH] rules/module-init-tools: Enable zlib compression support.

[Michael Olbrich <m.olbrich@pengutronix.de>]

On Fri, Oct 08, 2021 at 10:28:37PM +0200, Christian Melki wrote:
> On 9/29/21 13:26, Michael Olbrich wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 09, 2021 at 02:01:16PM +0200, Christian Melki wrote:
> >> Let old and trusty module-init-tools handle zlib compressed kernel modules.
> > 
> > Any reason why you use this instead of libkmod? The module-init-tools are
> > no longer maintained, so I would actually prefer to move the package to
> > staging and remove it eventually. Unless there is a specific use-case for
> > them that does not work with libkmod?
> > 
> > Michael
> > 
> 
> Nope. No reason. Just compressed module support in case someone uses it.
> I don't mind either way. But if it doesn't move to staging then you
> might as well add compressed module support? I see no harm.

I'll move it to staging. I just wanted to make sure that there isn't a
use-case that requires it specifically.

> While we're at it.. Why "staging" for obsoleted packages?

It started out as a place for badly maintained (in ptxdist) packages to
give people a chance to update and improve the rules before I remove them
completely.
I didn't want to create a different section for packages that just move
there to give people a change to update to something else.

> How about obsolete for obsolescence and staging for the fashionable
> kids? I think it makes it a whole lot clearer if you're unfamiliar with
> whatever package.

The problem is, that there are always grey areas. So I want to keep all in
one section. When I move a package to staging, then I put a comment in the
menu file that should tell you why it's there.

Michael

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