intrepid: pull request

[Dan Munckton]

On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 15:30 +0200, Fabio M. Di Nitto wrote:
> run-parts: executing debian/tests/check-aliases
> Checking for dupe aliases in ia64-generic...
> Could not open 
> /home/fabbione/ubuntu-intrepid-ports/debian/linux-image-2.6.25-1-ia64-generic/lib/modules/2.6.25-1-ia64-generic/modules.alias 
> at debian/tests/check-aliases line 10.
> run-parts: debian/tests/check-aliases exited with return code 2
> make: *** [install-ia64-generic] Error 1
> 
> This error is packaging related. I don't know this new check or what
> it 
> does. Somebody with kernel packaging experience will have to look at
> it.

I've been tentatively trying to get the powerpc/ps3 side of things
progressed in the ports kernel. I did come across this error recently. A
complete clean and rebuild made it go away. I didn't have time to
investigate. I have a feeling it may have happened after I incremented
the ABI.

BTW, I had to fix the getabis script [0] in order to get the ABI
checking to work at all. I think it's gonna be a while before I'm done
stabilising the kernel for PS3, maybe this patch should be pulled over
sooner?

> NOTE: I did test build and run gnbd and gfs on my local machines. I
cannot 
> build powerpc locally so this is the only architecture where we need to 
> cross fingers and hope it builds.

I could maybe make a test build for powerpc on my PS3. I'm quite short
of time these days unfortunately - do you have any canned instructions
on how I should test this feature or do you just want to make sure it
builds/boots?

[0]
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=dmunckton/ubuntu-intrepid-ports.git;a=commitdiff;h=43086fa5b42160493a8bb5674aee236e546c91f6;hp=28ff58a3dcc88d570cc7abc417a443c5c4c74abb