On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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...
See the bottom of this page http://wiki.debian.org/HowToRebuildAnOfficialDebianKernelPackage It's not clear from the bug report link posted earlier whether it's -headers or -kbuild or, most likely, both, that's not packaged for experimental but it's clear that it seems to be a DIY project in that repo. -- 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/CAOdo=Swc_9T562Bv_CRE6nb=zd8grgazuz5pwqo4pz3uttp...@mail.gmail.com
