Comments on: Fedora kernel packaging changes http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/02/09/fedora-kernel-packaging/ Dave Jones' Linux & opensource stuff. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:10:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: davej http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/02/09/fedora-kernel-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-132 davej Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:59:25 +0000 http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/?p=142#comment-132 yeah, that's happening too, I probably should have mentioned it at least in passing, though maybe it deserves a separate post to keep this one simple. yeah, that’s happening too, I probably should have mentioned it at least in passing, though maybe it deserves a separate post to keep this one simple.

]]> By: AdamHough http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/02/09/fedora-kernel-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-131 AdamHough Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:55:39 +0000 http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/?p=142#comment-131 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ArchitectureSupport "or Fedora 11, we'd like to revisit what architectures Fedora supports, and change some of our defaults so that we work better on those architectures. The main user-visible changes would be: * 32-bit x86 would be built for i586 by default. * The x86_64 kernel would be installed on compatible hardware, even when installing a 32-bit OS * The PAE kernel would be installed on other 32-bit hardware, where it is supported The 32-bit LiveCD would remain using a 32-bit kernel, in all likelyhood. " Have you seen this link yet. There is also a discussion on the fedora-devel with the title "Features/ArchitectureSupport - changing what we build for" discussing this topic as well. I say this because you did not seem to mention anything about the x86_64 kernel for 32-bit installs, and was wondering if you had heard or seen anything about this? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ArchitectureSupport
“or Fedora 11, we’d like to revisit what architectures Fedora supports, and change some of our defaults so that we work better on those architectures.

The main user-visible changes would be:

* 32-bit x86 would be built for i586 by default.
* The x86_64 kernel would be installed on compatible hardware, even when installing a 32-bit OS
* The PAE kernel would be installed on other 32-bit hardware, where it is supported

The 32-bit LiveCD would remain using a 32-bit kernel, in all likelyhood.
”

Have you seen this link yet. There is also a discussion on the fedora-devel with the title “Features/ArchitectureSupport – changing what we build for” discussing this topic as well.

I say this because you did not seem to mention anything about the x86_64 kernel for 32-bit installs, and was wondering if you had heard or seen anything about this?

]]> By: stickster http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/02/09/fedora-kernel-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-130 stickster Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:39:27 +0000 http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/?p=142#comment-130 I noted this in the <a href='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq' rel="nofollow">yum upgrade FAQ</a> on the wiki. Thanks for the heads-up, Dave. I noted this in the yum upgrade FAQ on the wiki. Thanks for the heads-up, Dave.

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