[CentOS-docs] doco bug as to http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Custom_Kernel

Sat Aug 28 17:08:46 UTC 2010
Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org>

On 28 August 2010 03:59, R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Aug 2010, Alan Bartlett wrote:
>
>> I wish to make a minor correction of the last sentence, above. It was
>> not built for CentOS but for EL5, explicitly RHEL 5.
>>
>> This discussion of my private work has *no relevance* to articles in
>> the CentOS wiki or the centos-docs m/l. I would appreciate it ending,
>> now.
>
> Silly me.  Earlier this week I heard:
>
>> If a 2.6.35.3 kernel is required for testing, then yes, the
>> most recent packages that can be found under
>> http://www.centos.toracat.org/ajb/kernel/mainline/ can be
>> used with an RHEL 5 / SL 5 / CentOS 5 system
>
> Obviously a forgery, in hindsight.  Thank you for the
> correction

Thanks for the explanation, Russ. The correction was, however, to
Akemi's message.  ;-)

No, not a forgery but a statement of fact. At the time it was written
(I suppress the internal pedant who wishes to know how one may hear a
written word -- apart, of course, when using text-to-audio device
designed for the visually impaired), the current "bcat" kernel was
then based on the LKA 2.6.35.3 source tarball. (Now current:
kernel-2.6.35-4.bcat)

I'm ready to be corrected if the above statement was made on a CentOS
wiki page or within a centos-docs m/l thread . . .

"Silly me." Yes, I agree with you self-analysis. The silliness is
noted when one observes that the bcat kernel source package (for which
I am entirely and solely responsible) was attempted to be operated on
by following the tried and well-tested method that is documented
within the CentOS wiki, which is for use with the CentOS kernel source
package only. (A document of which I am, coincidentally, the
co-maintainer.)

However, no harm has been done. And I am pleased to see that other
members of my generation are also prone to moments of silliness and
can subsequently recognise when it has occurred.  :-)

Regards,
Alan.