[PATCH] gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.18.11

[PATCH] gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.18.11

[Jason Self]

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I understand that updated headers are needed in order for the new
version of VLC to compile successfully. Please see attached. I hope
this is sufficient.

Also, since Alexandre Oliva periodically removes tarballs so as to
free up space on the virtual machine that hosts these, it might also
be a good idea to put a copy of linux-libre-3.18.11-gnu.tar.xz in
http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror/ along with the current version
3.3.8.

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From b23496acf70e7f92f3580329d17f2dc0caf7dd8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Self <j@jxself.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:28:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.18.11

* gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre-headers): Update to version 3.18.11.

Signed-off-by: Jason Self <j@jxself.org>
---
 gnu/packages/linux.scm |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index dc05322..d16781c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
          version "-gnu.tar.xz")))
 
 (define-public linux-libre-headers
-  (let* ((version "3.3.8")
+  (let* ((version "3.18.11")
          (build-phase
           (lambda (arch)
             `(lambda _
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
              (uri (linux-libre-urls version))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0jkfh0z1s6izvdnc3njm39dhzp1cg8i06jv06izwqz9w9qsprvnl"))))
+               "1xhrasa6biq80lvsa2pbk5q65b5dqrdb6nkfc2ql6r76n0gp82r4"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs `(("perl" ,perl)))
     (arguments
-- 
1.7.9.5


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Re: [PATCH] gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.18.11

[Andreas Enge]

Hello,

the following is already in core-updates:
commit e081385af289da4c330511aa5adac8078fbd5074
Author: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
Date:   Mon Apr 6 10:25:03 2015 -0400
    gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.14.37.
    * gnu/packages/linux.scm (linux-libre-headers): Update to 3.14.37.

We should try first to update vlc.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 09:33:13AM -0700, Jason Self wrote:
> Also, since Alexandre Oliva periodically removes tarballs so as to
> free up space on the virtual machine that hosts these, it might also
> be a good idea to put a copy of linux-libre-3.18.11-gnu.tar.xz in
> http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror/ along with the current version
> 3.3.8.

This is the oldest open bug in guix:
   http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=14851
(Well, I would argue it is a bug of linux-libre.)
The project really should upload the tarballs to ftp.gnu.org.

Andreas

Re: [PATCH] gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.18.11

[Mark H Weaver]

"Jason Self" <jason@bluehome.net> writes:
> I understand that updated headers are needed in order for the new
> version of VLC to compile successfully.

Updating linux-libre-headers entails a full rebuild of everything in
Guix.  As Andreas noted, I updated it to the latest LTS (3.14.37) in the
core-updates branch, which will hopefully be merged to master within a
few days.

Is 3.14.x new enough?  Should I have chosen differently?  If we need to
change it, we'll have to wait for the next core-updates cycle.

More generally, what should be our policy on how to choose a version for
linux-libre-headers?

> Also, since Alexandre Oliva periodically removes tarballs so as to
> free up space on the virtual machine that hosts these, it might also
> be a good idea to put a copy of linux-libre-3.18.11-gnu.tar.xz in
> http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror/ along with the current version
> 3.3.8.

Indeed, we should keep a copy of the source tarball for our
linux-libre-headers there.  I don't know that I have the necessary
access to do that, so I guess that's a job for Ludovic.

     Mark

Re: [PATCH] gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.18.11

[Jason Self]

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Mark H Weaver declared:
> Updating linux-libre-headers entails a full rebuild of everything in
> Guix.

Yes, I know. It was on my To Do list & I hadn't picked up on that the
update was already done so never mind.

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Re: [PATCH] gnu: linux-libre-headers: Update to 3.18.11

[Ludovic Courtès]

Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> skribis:

> "Jason Self" <jason@bluehome.net> writes:
>> Also, since Alexandre Oliva periodically removes tarballs so as to
>> free up space on the virtual machine that hosts these, it might also
>> be a good idea to put a copy of linux-libre-3.18.11-gnu.tar.xz in
>> http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/guix/mirror/ along with the current version
>> 3.3.8.
>
> Indeed, we should keep a copy of the source tarball for our
> linux-libre-headers there.  I don't know that I have the necessary
> access to do that, so I guess that's a job for Ludovic.

Done!

Ludo’.