On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:16:32 +0200, Sven Hoexter wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 04:14:31PM +0000, Camaleón wrote: > >> Well, then who/what is the target of "linux-headers-3.1.0-rc4-amd64" >> package? I mean, if it is not installable -on purpose- because of the >> broken dependency, what is it aimed for? Just curious :-? > > You can try out the kernel image, so to speak the kernel itself, and > check if it works on your hardware. It's just the surounding toolchain > to build e.g. dkms modules etc. which is missing. But that doesn't > prevent you from checking if $latest-fix-in-upstream-rc fixes one of > your reported or not reported problems.
Yeah, I understand that kernel headers are focused to developers or people who needs compiling their own packages but it is still needed for that purposes, I mean, there can be people running Debian kernel 3.1 that needs to test how compiling works and with no headers package available that seems not possible :-? In brief, why having a package with broken dependecies that cannot be installed, better not having it at all? Mmm, unless the package itself has to be created to satisfy another package dependencies... oh, well :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.09.15.12.01...@gmail.com
