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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 package

Should use NVIDIA-*-pkg0.run instead of -pkg1 and -pkg2 to save space

Bug #125334 reported by Anders Kaseorg
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

The nvidia drivers included in the linux-restricted-modules source are the -pkg1 and -pkg2 files. When you make the next .orig.tar.gz, you can save about 28 MB of space if you instead use the -pkg0 files, which have exactly the same driver, but packaged without any precompiled kernel modules.

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Anders Kaseorg (andersk) wrote :

Actually the x86_64 -pkg2 files also include 32-bit libraries in usr/lib32 that are missing in x86_64 -pkg0. But this directory is identical to usr/lib in x86 -pkg0, so you just need small changes to make this work.

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

I took a look at the scripts, and it would mean changing them quite a bit, since if the build host is 64bit it won't even touch the 32bit pkg. Not worth the effort.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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