CONFIG_M486=y in linux-image-2.6.15-23-386_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb ?

[Colin Watson]

On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 10:12:07AM +0800, Steven Shiau wrote:
> The kernel in Dapper now is named as:
> linux-image-2.6.15-23-386_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb
> >From the name, it's for i386 arch.
> However, when cheking its config file /boot/config-2.6.15-23-386,
> actually it's
> ----------------
> # CONFIG_M386 is not set
> CONFIG_M486=y
> ----------------
> 
> I noticed that in Debian Etch, the kernel is named as
> linux-image-2.6.16-1-486_2.6.16-12_i386.deb
> There is a "486", not "386", to show this is for i486 arch.
> 
> Is that possible we can see the similar naming, i.e.
> linux-image-2.6.15-23-486_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb, instead of
> "linux-image-2.6.15-23-386_2.6.15-23.39_i386.deb" in Dapper ?

Absolutely not in Dapper; this change would have knock-on effects in the
installer that are an unacceptable risk at this point (we are releasing
the release candidate *tomorrow*). It's not impossible to rename it in
Edgy, although it's a somewhat delicate change that would need to be
handled carefully in order to ensure smooth upgrades.

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]