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Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust

From NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.kernel
Subject Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust
Date 2025-02-26 13:20 +0100
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On 26/02/25 12:29, Bastian Blank wrote:
> I completely miss the reason why this can't be part of linux-headers and
> just be used the same way.

Yeah, I should have explained my reasoning in my previous email.

The metapackage is added so users can choose whether to install the Rust 
bits or not. If you think the user should not have this choice (I don't 
disagree) then the metapackage is not needed. I'm not opposed to not 
having the metapackage.

As for the actual contents of the package, the Rust bits, they are 
binary files (and include an actual shared library), so my reasoning was 
that they should belong to a different package than 
linux-headers-@abiname@@localversion@, and be installed under /usr/lib 
instead of /usr/src. This is what's currently being done for the kbuild 
files.

So one alternative could be forgetting about the metapackage, only add a 
new linux-librust-@abiname@@localversion@, and make 
linux-headers-@abiname@@localversion@ depend on 
linux-librust-@abiname@@localversion@ so that's pulled in automatically 
with the headers (like kbuild is). Unless you are fine with 
linux-headers-@abiname@@localversion@ also installing binary files, in 
which case one can just add the Rust bits there. But I still think the 
Rust bits should be installed in /usr/lib [1] instead of /usr/src.


[1] In the draft I'm using 
/usr/lib/linux-librust-@abiname@@localversion@ as installation path.

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Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-02-26 01:30 +0100
  Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-02-26 12:50 +0100
    Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-02-26 13:20 +0100
      Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-02-26 14:00 +0100
        Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-02-26 15:20 +0100
          Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-02-26 19:30 +0100
            Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-02-26 22:00 +0100
              Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 18:40 +0100
        Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written  in Rust Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2025-02-26 19:20 +0100
          Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-02-26 19:30 +0100
            Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-02-26 20:10 +0100
              Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-02-26 20:20 +0100
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 18:40 +0100
              Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-04-02 23:00 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-04-02 23:30 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-04-02 23:40 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-04-03 00:50 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-04-03 16:50 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-04-03 19:30 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-04-03 21:00 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-04-03 23:30 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-04-03 23:40 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-04-06 23:40 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-04-12 18:50 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-04-13 13:40 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-04-13 17:40 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-04-13 18:40 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-04-13 20:30 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written  in Rust Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2025-04-16 17:40 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-05-03 17:10 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-04-04 11:20 +0200
                Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-04-06 23:40 +0200
          Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> - 2025-02-26 19:40 +0100
      Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust NoisyCoil <noisycoil@disroot.org> - 2025-02-26 14:40 +0100
      Re: Package for development of out-of-tree kernel modules written in  Rust Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-02-26 14:40 +0100

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