[elbe-devel] [PATCH v1] elbepack: makofiles: debianize: in_kernel_firmware

[Kurt Kanzenbach]

On Mon Nov 15 2021, viraj at linutronix.de wrote:
> From: Viraj Shah <viraj.shah at linutronix.de>
>
> As per commit ef9bcc468ebc ("Debianize - Delete old code") and
> commit 174fc85cc2d3c2a ("Make Debianize kernel firmware depending on
> kernel's version"), kernels with version greater than 4.13 does not
> need this check at all.

True, but v4.4 and v4.9 are still maintained LTS releases.

> And since the source code to see the check is
> removed, it does not make sense to have a check in mako files.
> Since there is no /lib/firmware, remove it from install files.

The question is why was the support for that removed? The commit message
of ef9bcc468ebc doesn't mention it.

>
> Upstream debian do not package the scripts files, so remove it from
> install target. And these script files are build for host architeture,
> so they shouldn't be packaged.

Separate issue.

Thanks,
Kurt
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