From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: patch-scripts, CVS, bitkeeper and kernel-sources Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:03:29 +0800 Message-ID: <200502012303.37857.adaplas@hotpop.com> References: <41FEC03B.1070401@XLsigned.net> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CvzZm-00013f-IC for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 01 Feb 2005 07:04:22 -0800 Received: from smtp-out.hotpop.com ([38.113.3.71]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CvzZm-00066m-05 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 01 Feb 2005 07:04:22 -0800 Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by smtp-out.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 87ADB1376952 for ; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:03:57 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <41FEC03B.1070401@XLsigned.net> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, "Buttchereit, Axel (XL)" On Tuesday 01 February 2005 07:33, Buttchereit, Axel (XL) wrote: > Hi, > > after reading "docco.txt" of "patch-scripts", browsing the mailing list > archive and inspecting the "linux-fbdev" CVS repository on soureforge I'm a > little confused. > > Where are the sources or rather how can I access the HEAD revision (of > trunk, tags and/or branches) that are required when generating a patch? > > My intelfb-patch is based on 2.6.10 kernel sources that might have been > patched already by gentoo (gentoo 2.6.10-r6), though I'm quite sure that > "intelfb" was'nt touched. But 2.6.11-rc2-mm2 on kernel.org does obviously > contain patches for "intelfb" that I wasn't aware of. (Maybe the patches > that were recently posted here) > > Does that mean that I have to check "kernel.org" for latest patches (change > sets)? What for is this (almost empty) "linux-fbdev" CVS repository? My > first thought was that this is the place where current fbdev development is > taken place and that "stable releases" are transmitted to "kernel.org". > > Right now I'm assuming that the truth is: I have to maintain a > kernel-source-tree by my own and use the (quoting) "fragile" patch-scripts > to apply bitkeeper diffs from kernel.org? > > Is this all because of linux using bitkeeper and not cvs, gnu/arch (tla) or > subversion? > > Thanks for answering my stupid questions You can consider Andrew's mm tree as the development tree. (I will push next patch series soon, including yours). Note that in the -rc2 stage, only bug-fixes will be pushed to mainline. Driver addition/enhancements will be pushed to mainline in the next round, after 2.6.12 is released. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl