[OpenAFS] Linux afs client suggestions.

Derrick J Brashear shadow@dementia.org
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 18:08:48 -0500 (EST)


On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Derek Atkins wrote:

> Dan Pritts <danno@internet2.edu> writes:
>
>> openafs.org won't necessarily issue RPMs for each and every RHEL point
>> kernel release but rebuilding and making your own is not too hard; you'd
>> just have to build your own openafs-kernel rpms that contained the module
>> for the newest point release, put the new RPMs in a yum repo, and tell
>> up2date (or yum if you went centos) where that yum repo was.
>
> Just as a point of information, I do try to build for every point
> release kernel, but I don't do it in a timely fashion.  But yes,
> the RPMs are set up to EASILY rebuild against a new kernel.

If someone can provide a script to easily "notice" update kernels 
available for (RPM, at least) platforms we support I will work on getting 
something automated to kick out more builds.