[haiku-commits] Re: haiku: hrev50244 - headers/private/kernel/arch/x86

  • From: Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 21:06:30 +0200

Am 01/05/2016 um 12:36 schrieb Ingo Weinhold:

On 05/01/2016 10:53 AM, Axel Dörfler wrote:
Am 30/04/2016 um 11:35 schrieb Jérôme Duval:
Sure we do [1]. We just don't support different versions yet -- this
would only really make sense with releases, though, so that you can
boot
different Haiku releases from the same boot loader.
Though wouldn't it make sense that Haiku package conflicts with a too
old Haiku_loader package. The fact that there is no dependencies ATM
isn't very sane.

I'm not sure what you mean. Care to elaborate or word differently?
All the boot loader does is to load all kernel modules it should (which
is hard-coded via the boot links), and jump into the kernel (using a
specified and versioned interface).

Unless that interface changes (or I am missing something), there is no
reason you cannot boot different versions of Haiku with one loader.
I think what he means is that the haiku package should depend on the
haiku_loader of a compatible version (range). I agree.

Is the boot loader supposed to check that dependency when trying to find bootable Haiku installations? That would be kinda cool.

Bye,
   Axel.

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