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Odin_SE
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject: Should I mask sys-kernel/linux-headers to stop it updating? |
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Hi,
This may be the wrong forum to post to but it's not really a portage question because I know the mechanics of how to mask, I just want to know if I should or shouldn't.
The issue.
I'm running 2.6.20-hardened-r10 and I do a pretend world update:
| Code: | | emerge -pv --update --deep --newuse world |
It shows me that the linux-headers would be updated. Is it really a good idea to update the headers, which would result in other packages building against headers that my kernel is not built against? I did try masking headers totally but that didn't work so well as they're a dep for other packages. Before I go digging up the docs and trying to mask any updates higher than what I've got, I thought I'd ask if I should even bother 
tia...
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Keruskerfuerst
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Yes. You should update the kernel headers.
Sometimes it is nessecary to update other packages, too. |
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Odin_SE
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for your reply.
I'm running hardened. Are hardened and non-hardened headers different and if so, will the update not overwrite my hardened headers?
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Keruskerfuerst
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Usually, hardened headers won´t be overwritten by "normal" headers.
Differences can be found by fetching the sources and "diff <files>". |
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Odin_SE
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Thanks. If normal are aware of hardened then I'm happy.
Time to take away the -pv and see what smokes.
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