[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#653703: Bug#653703: Should recommend crda

[Heiko Stübner]

Am Freitag 30 Dezember 2011, 16:08:31 schrieb Ben Hutchings:
> On Fri, 2011-12-30 at 15:31 +0100, Stefan Lippers-Hollmann wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > On Friday 30 December 2011, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > > Package: iw
> > > Version: 3.1-1
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > If crda and wireless-regdb are not installed, wireless interfaces will
> > > use the kernel's fallback 'world' regulatory domain which enables a
> > > conservative range of channels and power levels.  Please make iw
> > > recommend crda.
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > I currently have a sponsoring request for iw pending[1] in order to
> > adapt to the libnl3 mini-transition (FTBS), which means I don't want
> > to change the pending package "silently". However I will add this as
> > soon as this clears up (iw 3.3 is likely to get released upstream
> > shortly after the merge window for kernel 3.3 closes).
> > 
> > In case you'd like to sponsor it instead, I've prepared an iw package
> > containing the new Recommends at[2] (the only change relative to [1]
> > is the additional Recommends on crda).
> 
> OK, I'll sponsor this.
I didn't have the time to look at Stefans packages over the holidays, so 
thanks for doing the sponsoring instead.

@Stefan I will look at the rest of the packages in the new year, if no one 
else gets to it first.


Heiko