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Public Git Repository For ATI Driver Packaging Scripts?
Hello,
I am trying to gauge the interest of having a publicly accessible git repository for the ATI/AMD fglrx packaging scripts (these are the scripts that allow you to build distribution-specific packages through the --buildpkg command).
What this means is that you could more easily access new packaging scripts that may not be available at the time the driver ships. For instance, with 8.42 and the Ubuntu packaging script bug that's causing havoc for x86_64 users. Through a public git repo you could easily fetch the new scripts. It would also make it easier for you to fetch kernel patches if they appear with a script after the fact. You could also get updates for packaging scripts in older drivers by checking out of the respective branch.
By writing a simple script, you could also create a pretty seamless experience to use these updated packages. It could also potentially get more distributions to create and submit fglrx packaging scripts.
The ATI packaging script maintainers would be committing their new scripts to this repository and in turn its where AMD would be pulling from for their new releases. However, this won't be done if there is no end-user interest.
So who would like to see a public git repo for the fglrx scripts?
I am trying to gauge the interest of having a publicly accessible git repository for the ATI/AMD fglrx packaging scripts (these are the scripts that allow you to build distribution-specific packages through the --buildpkg command).
What this means is that you could more easily access new packaging scripts that may not be available at the time the driver ships. For instance, with 8.42 and the Ubuntu packaging script bug that's causing havoc for x86_64 users. Through a public git repo you could easily fetch the new scripts. It would also make it easier for you to fetch kernel patches if they appear with a script after the fact. You could also get updates for packaging scripts in older drivers by checking out of the respective branch.
By writing a simple script, you could also create a pretty seamless experience to use these updated packages. It could also potentially get more distributions to create and submit fglrx packaging scripts.
The ATI packaging script maintainers would be committing their new scripts to this repository and in turn its where AMD would be pulling from for their new releases. However, this won't be done if there is no end-user interest.
So who would like to see a public git repo for the fglrx scripts?
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