maillog: 19/06/2006-16:34:55(-0700): Ryan Tandy types > Arek (James Potts) wrote: > >If they don't actually build against the kernel, > >couldn't/shouldn't they look at either kernel-headers or the output of > >`uname -r`? > > Kernel headers being the virtual/linux-headers dependency that Georgi > mentioned. `uname -r` works, but is annoying because you can't build > for a kernel other than the one you're running.
Just to make sure we're talking about the same thing, I did not mention any headers (refer to my original post below). maillog: 20/06/2006-00:34:42(+0900): Георги Георгиев types > maillog: 19/06/2006-11:13:33(+0000): Alec Warner types > > Portage currently exports $KV as the current kernel version. We detect > > this by attempting to mess around with the things in /usr/src/linux > > (.config, make files, etc...) > > > > This is duplicating the superb efforts of the kernel team and of > > linux-info eclass. As such I would like to deprecate $KV in favor of > > using linux-info eclass. I don't see the need for portage to export $KV > > into the environment for all packages. > > > > There are a few packages left that use this. There will be a tracker > > bug shortly. Mostly this mail is just a heads up ;) > > But any kind of checks against something in $KERNEL_DIR are just wrong, > wrong, wrong. The only exception being when the ebuild is building > something *against* those sources (kernel modules, and that's it). > > It's annoying to have virtual/linux-sources pulled as a dep of gnupg, > iptables or any other package that can do fine without them. -- ( Georgi Georgiev ( Like all young men, you greatly exaggerate ( ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) the difference between one young woman and ) ( http://www.gg3.net/ ( another. -- George Bernard Shaw, "Major ( ) ------------------- ) Barbara" ) -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
