reassign 294851 kernel-package thanks This behaviour is provided by make-kpkg which is used to build the header package in question. I have reassigned it accordingly, though I think your suggestion sounds reasonable.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 11:00:53PM +0100, Jens Nachtigall wrote: > Package: kernel-image-2.6.10-1-686 > Version: 2.6.10-4 > Severity: minor > > > another bug report :) > > > I think this affects all kernel-image packages. > > I installed the fitting kernel-headers-2.6.10-1-686 along with this > image package. > > Then I got this message: > ///////// > However, the directory /lib/modules/2.6.10-1-686 still exists. If this > directory belongs to a previous kernel-image-2.6.10-1-686 package, and if > you have deselected some modules, or installed standalone modules > ... > Do you want to stop now? [Y/n] > \\\\\\\\\\\ > > Of course, I stopped, because I was a) confused and b) of course not sure > what I did some weeks ago. > > > > As you might know, the headers package creates a symlink like: > $ ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.10-1-686 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 2005-02-10 12:13 build -> > /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.10-1-686 > > > I would suggest to include a test, that if there is the > /lib/modules/2.6.10-1-686 dir, then also test if it _only_ includes the > above symlink. If so, you can drop that message in such cases. I would > think that many people only see this message, because they previously or > at the same time installed the headers, by adding such a test a lot of > time and confusion could be saved to these people. > > regards, > jens > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 3.1 > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (990, 'unstable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-1-386 > Locale: LANG=de, LC_CTYPE=de (charmap=locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default > locale: No such file or directory > locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory > locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory > ANSI_X3.4-1968) > > -- debconf information excluded > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Horms -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
