[RFC,Quantal] Move dependncy on crda/wireless

Since introducing the split of having linux-image with a
limited number of modules and linux-image-extra containing
all those not in that, most wireless modules are now in
the extra package.
The only remaining are some libraries under net/wireless
which probably could move as well.
Then the dependency on crda could actually move from
the main package to the extra package. And that way
a virtual installation (which only pulls in the main
package) would not install the crda package (as some long
standing bug asks for).

I made the following change against quantal-next. It compiles
and on a quick check seems to put things into the places I
intendend them to be. The installer should be unaffected as
the udebs are pulling modules based on their own lists. And
I was told the live image pulls in both kernel packages.

If that looks sensible and works, I suppose a similar change
could be made for the virtual flavour in Precise.

-Stefan

From 65a43fe525669b8604b50a00f04d2ddd10df6302 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Bader <stefan.bader@canonical.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:44:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] UBUNTU: (config) Move dependency on crda to extra package

With the split between linux-image and linux-image-extra, all
wireless modules are in the extra package. Only some base
libraries were still in the main package. Move those into
extra and also move the dependency on crda/wireless-tools
to that. That way the linux-image package which is used
by the virtual meta-package does not automatically pull in
crda.

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/657901

Signed-off-by: Stefan Bader <stefan.bader@canonical.com>
---
 debian.master/control.d/flavour-control.stub   |    4 ++--
 debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list |    1 -
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 04:24:53PM +0200, Stefan Bader wrote:
> Since introducing the split of having linux-image with a
> limited number of modules and linux-image-extra containing
> all those not in that, most wireless modules are now in
> the extra package.
> The only remaining are some libraries under net/wireless
> which probably could move as well.
> Then the dependency on crda could actually move from
> the main package to the extra package. And that way
> a virtual installation (which only pulls in the main
> package) would not install the crda package (as some long
> standing bug asks for).

This seems reasonable to me. Afaict no wireless drivers are included in
the main package anyway, so I don't really see a point in including the
core wireless support there.

One comment on the particulars however ...

> diff --git a/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list b/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
> index 81df862..57327fb 100644
> --- a/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
> +++ b/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
> @@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ net/sched/*
>  net/sctp/*
>  net/tipc/*
>  net/wanrouter/*
> -net/wireless/*

You can probably also remove net/mac80211/*, as it is also exlusively
related to wireless driver functionality.

Seth

On 11.06.2012 16:53, Seth Forshee wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 04:24:53PM +0200, Stefan Bader wrote:
>> Since introducing the split of having linux-image with a
>> limited number of modules and linux-image-extra containing
>> all those not in that, most wireless modules are now in
>> the extra package.
>> The only remaining are some libraries under net/wireless
>> which probably could move as well.
>> Then the dependency on crda could actually move from
>> the main package to the extra package. And that way
>> a virtual installation (which only pulls in the main
>> package) would not install the crda package (as some long
>> standing bug asks for).
> 
> This seems reasonable to me. Afaict no wireless drivers are included in
> the main package anyway, so I don't really see a point in including the
> core wireless support there.
> 
> One comment on the particulars however ...
> 
>> diff --git a/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list b/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
>> index 81df862..57327fb 100644
>> --- a/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
>> +++ b/debian.master/control.d/generic.inclusion-list
>> @@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ net/sched/*
>>  net/sctp/*
>>  net/tipc/*
>>  net/wanrouter/*
>> -net/wireless/*
> 
> You can probably also remove net/mac80211/*, as it is also exlusively
> related to wireless driver functionality.
> 
Oh, right. I missed that while looking for wireless only. Let me update that
patch...

Thanks,
Stefan
> Seth
>