[linux-dvb] Re: 1.0.2 Release?

[Alex Woods <linux-dvb@giblets.org>]

On Thursday 15 January 2004 7:05 pm, Holger Waechtler wrote:
> Holger Waechtler wrote:
> > Niklas Peinecke wrote:
> >> Holger Waechtler wrote:
> >>> Johannes Stezenbach wrote:
> >>>> Niklas Peinecke wrote:
> >>>>> Holger Waechtler wrote:
> >>>>>> Niklas Peinecke wrote:
> >>>>>>> Hello all,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I keep reading on several lists and forums that there should be a
> >>>>>>> 1.0.2 release including latest drivers for newer skystar2 cards
> >>>>>>> and all the other improvements and bugfixes. Instead of
> >>>>>>> backporting the whole stuff from dvb-kernel we should derive this
> >>>>>>> release directly
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> from dvb-kernel. But how? IMHO we have two options:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 1) Leave the structure of DVB as is and copy all the program files
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> from dvb-kernel. Don't know, if this would work, probably fails
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> because of added files?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 2) Take the structure from dvb-kernel and modify the top-level
> >>>>>>> Makefile to take "build-2.4" as its default target.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'd vote for (2) and would suggest to provide an additional
> >>>>>> dvb-apps package. I'd call the release 1.1.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Would you like to write the toplevel Makefile and also add a
> >>>>>> DVB/-alike 'make release' target?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I can do that (time window: approx. 1 week ;) ).
> >>>>> What is the "release" target supposed to do (can I just
> >>>>> copy'n'paste it from DVB)?
> >>>>> Are there any other targets needed?
> >>>>
> >>>> Please don't do that.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've already created a new dvb-apps CVS tree into which I want to
> >>>> move the the userspace stuff from the old "DVB" tree.
> >>>
> >>> ?
> >>>
> >>>> The goal is to separate drivers and libs/applications into
> >>>> two separate packages, mainly because the DVB drivers are
> >>>> already shipped with 2.6.x so you don't need to download them
> >>>> again.
> >>>>
> >>>> I also have no plans of doing a DVB-1.0.2 release, once
> >>>> dvb-apps is populated I would rather release both a dvb-kernel
> >>>> and dvb-apps package and officially deprecate the old DVB tree.
> >>>
> >>> hmmm - wasn't the plan to freeze the dvb-kernel code, package it with
> >>> a easy-to-use toplevel Makefile and then release it for standalone
> >>> builds?
> >>>
> >>> driver and apps should get distributed seperatly, but that's exactly
> >>> what I suggested above...
> >>>
> >>> The release target we've been talking about is a Makefile rule that
> >>> removes CVS tags from the tree and creates a clean tarball, this can
> >>> surely copied from the DVB/-Makefile, not? Don't know off-hand what
> >>> minor adjustments would need to get done to get it working, though...
> >>
> >> I agree with Holger. Of course it's better to have a release suitable
> >> for 2.6, but it will take some more time until 2.6 kernels are really
> >> common: Most people have working vdr-boxes based on existing 2.4
> >> kernels and they just like to use some e-bayed cheap skystar2 as a
> >> third card. I'm sure they won't like to upgrade their kernels for
> >> that. It will also take some time until 2.6 is established in dists
> >> like LinVDR, thus we need a release as a bridge until then.
> >>
> >> So, why not just take dvb-kernel just the way it is now and only
> >> provide a top level Makefile that works for 2.4 kernels?
> >>
> >> [Sidenote: The README says, that the build process does not work for
> >> <2.4.23. Is this true? I remember that it used to say <2.4.20 because
> >> of the v4l2 stuff.]
> >
> > Michael made the 2.6 style firmware loader mandantory for the av711x
> > driver a few weeks ago. This requires at least 2.4.23.
> >
> > All other drivers are not affected. Maybe we should put back this change
> > for the release and take an av711x snapshots from 2 or 3 weeks ago for
> > the release. Or we request at least 2.4.23 for av711x based cards.
>
> mmmh - just checked, he DEC2000 driver also has moved to the 2.6 style
> fir'mware loader. So the question: should we take an older snapshot or
> should we require 2.4.23?

For 2.4 it still builds the firmware(s) into the driver module rather than 
using the firmware loader.  From the Makefile in build-2.4 it looks like the 
av711x driver does this too, but av7110.c includes linux/firmware.h whatever 
the kernel version...

Cheers,
Alex



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