[elrepo-devel] Announcement: Updated kmod-atl1e testing release (Version 1.0.0.11)

[Alan Bartlett]

On 10 April 2010 17:08, Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org> wrote:
> On 10 April 2010 17:00, Phil Perry <phil at elrepo.org> wrote:
>> Alan Bartlett wrote:
>>> Announcing the release of an updated kmod-atl1e package in the
>>> elrepo-testing repository:
>>>
>>> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kmod-atl1e
>>>
>>> This package provides an updated atl1e driver, version 1.0.0.11, and
>>> is kABI compatible with all kernels from 5.0 (kernel-2.6.18-8.el5)
>>> upwards.
>>>
>>> It is built to depend upon the specific ABI provided by a range of
>>> releases of the same variant of the Linux kernel and not on any one
>>> specific build.
>>>
>>> Important information for users of the current atl1c and atl1e packages.
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> ELRepo currently provides an atl1c package, version 1.0.0.11, and an
>>> atl1e package, version 1.0.1.0, both of which are available from the
>>> main repository. The atl1c package supports more devices than the
>>> atl1e package. The former package is only kABI compatible with kernels
>>>> = 2.6.18-164.el5 (EL 5.4 & upwards) whilst the latter package is kABI
>>> compatible with all kernels >= 2.6.18-8.el5 (EL 5.0 & upwards).
>>>
>>> Following an extended period of investigation, the sources are
>>> effectively merged to give one kernel independent, kABI tracking kmod
>>> package that is compatible with all kernels >= 2.6.18-8.el5 (EL 5.0 &
>>> upwards) supporting the six devices of the current atl1c package.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately to be consistent with the upstream vendor of the source
>>> code, the new package has to be released as the atl1e, with a version
>>> number of 1.0.0.11
>>>
>>
>> Would this be a case that might warrant use of an epoch?
>
> Yes, I thought long and hard about it, but decided against using one.  ;-)

My response, above, does not deny any interested parties in attempting
to twist my arm / tweak the black cat's tail to prompt me to change my
mind . . .

If we were to use an epoch, should it be 0 or 1?

Discussions with / opinions of the users of ELRepo provided packages
are *always* welcome. Now what is the slogan? Erm . . . "For the
community, by the community." . . . and yes, I had to check.

Alan.