On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 02:35 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > Thanks for the doc, Dann. > > However, I think you will still agree with me that the control > description for kernel-tree packages is largely false and > misguiding. I propose the following instead: > > Description: Linux kernel source tree for building Debian kernel images > This meta package is used as a build dependency of Debian > kernel-image packages to prevent a version discrepancy between > the kernel-image and corresponding kernel-sources packages in the > fast-moving unstable archive. The package's dependency relations > are structured so that a kernel-image package's build > dependencies can always be satisfied, even if the kernel-source > package that had been used to compile the image has been > superseeded by a newer Debian revision since the last build. > . > The package provides a list of virtual packages, corresponding to > Debian revisions of a kernel-source package. The Debian > kernel-patch contains the information needed to roll back the > current kernel-source to any of the revisions identified by the > provided virtual packages. Therefore, the kernel-tree package > ensures the availability of the kernel source tree corresponding > to each of the virtual packages listed. > . > The package serves no purpose outside of the Debian build and > archive infrastructure. > > Comments? >
I think it makes some good clarifications - I've no objection to using your updated description - anyone else? Just one spelling correction: s/superseeded/superseded/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
