[RFC Quantal] Move dependncy on crda/wireless

[Stefan Bader]

On 11.06.2012 16:53, Seth Forshee wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 04:24:53PM +0200, Stefan Bader wrote:
>> Since introducing the split of having linux-image with a
>> limited number of modules and linux-image-extra containing
>> all those not in that, most wireless modules are now in
>> the extra package.
>> The only remaining are some libraries under net/wireless
>> which probably could move as well.
>> Then the dependency on crda could actually move from
>> the main package to the extra package. And that way
>> a virtual installation (which only pulls in the main
>> package) would not install the crda package (as some long
>> standing bug asks for).
> 
> This seems reasonable to me. Afaict no wireless drivers are included in
> the main package anyway, so I don't really see a point in including the
> core wireless support there.
> 
> One comment on the particulars however ...
> 
>> diff --git a/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list b/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
>> index 81df862..57327fb 100644
>> --- a/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
>> +++ b/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
>> @@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ net/sched/*
>>  net/sctp/*
>>  net/tipc/*
>>  net/wanrouter/*
>> -net/wireless/*
> 
> You can probably also remove net/mac80211/*, as it is also exlusively
> related to wireless driver functionality.
> 
Oh, right. I missed that while looking for wireless only. Let me update that
patch...

Thanks,
Stefan
> Seth
> 


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