Howdy..<br><br>I've been doing a lot of experimental work with Xen 3.3.1 and a SuSE-based Linux 2.6.27 kernel, as well as 2.6.28-based pvops dom0 support, on Ubuntu 8.10.<br><br>[hold the tomatoes and read on, please]<br>
<br>I did some basic work to save myself some time with kernel-package, and by adapting the debian/ files from the Ubuntu 8.10 xen-3.3 source package, which is a bit crippled.<br><br>I looked into the documentation for Ubuntu package building, and there are strong statements to put as much energy into the Debian base as possible.<br>
<br>I feel it is likely that both Debian and Ubuntu in the next year are likely to support more recent kernels with dom0 support via pvops when it enters, as I am told is planned by 2.6.29 or 2.6.30 Linus code.<br><br>As I struggle to adapt the Ubuntu debian/ files for xen to 3.3.1, which is pretty much working, it occurs to me that as Debian continues to at least support the existing Xen distribution in Etch and Lenny, that future Ubuntu support is likely to be sourced in Debian.<br>
<br>Furthermore, in my hosted environment, I've had some better experience getting iSCSI to work with Etch than Ubuntu, but with many other dependencies I'm facing for custom tools, Intrepid is very nice. It occurs to me I should probably try Lenny, as many Xen-related tools I want to work with can run portions in DomU, and those portions have heavier dependencies.<br>
<br>In any case, I'd like for the work I do on this to be potentially contributory, as it's very important for me, feature-wise, to work with the latest Xen, and the most recent Dom0 software possible. I would really like to produce a package built on Debian, which will also build on Ubuntu.<br>
<br>I implore upon the list a simple request of any assistance you may offer, understanding that this will be in an out of band Launchpad PPA, but I would like to test builds on Debian before submitting for Ubuntu builds so that I can ensure my work has the greatest amount of options for deployment, and ensure that my dependencies are as correct and flexible as possible, as other things I install on Ubuntu may satisfy needs that should be specified for a similar Debian deployment.<br>
<br>Thanks in advance for any assistance, I only hope to help. I feel with pvops dom0 support it would make sense for the Ubuntu community to re-accept Xen, but if that doesn't happen, I'd like to work closely with anyone building Debian Xen packages to develop something, even if only available for a long time via PPA, which is workable for modern Ubuntu systems, which have many niceties.<br>
<br>Best,<br><br>J<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."<br> - His Holiness The Dalai Lama<br>