On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 03:38:26PM +0000, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-11-06 09:13]: > > > Can you explain why it is a bug? I think upstream puts header files > > > in /lib/modules/<foo>/build/ too, so it's not as if this is a Debian > > > specific thing. > > > > No, upstream does not put headers in that location, but a > > symbolic link. > > The kernel-headers package only puts a symbolic link there, so this > point is moot. > > > Can you explain to me why kernel-headers is not putting a > > script in /etc/kernel/postinst.d and /etc/kernel/prerm.d to > > optionally add and remove the build link? > > Right, so what you're saying is that the headers package should create > the symlink in postinst and prerm rather than shipping it in the .deb > itself? > > I don't know anything about kernel packaging, but this sounds like a > good question and maybe someone from -kernel can take a look and think > about this.
There is no reason that the linux-headers packages could not be used to build out-of-tree modules using the symlink, without having the linux-image installed, so this doesn't work, even though it looks like a seducing proposal. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
