[Trac #910] OS image builds should pull latest stable kernel rpm automatically

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#910: OS image builds should pull latest stable kernel rpm automatically
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 Reporter:  dilinger     |       Owner:  marcelo  
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  kernel       |    Keywords:           
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 Currently, kernels need to be manually pulled in for OS images during
 build.  It would be nice to automate that.  Things that need to happen
 before this can be done:

 - Kernel builds need to be migrated from live and learn to fc6.  This has
 been done.

 - We need to select a new 'stable' kernel, and create a branch for that.
 Currently, we're using a 2.6.19 kernel for our OS images.  Experimental
 had 2.6.20 for a while (though now we're on 2.6.21-rc1).

 - A 'stable' branch needs to be created, and 'master' needs to pull in
 'experimental'.  The 'experimental' branch can then go away.

 - Symlinks pointing to the latest stable and experimental kernel rpms need
 to be created (for OS images and for cjb's tinderbox stuff).

 - Finally, the OS image build scripts need to be changed to pull in the
 latest stable.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/910>
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