[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Bug#346281: linux-image-2.6.15-1-686: debconf question about /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686 even if no kernel is installed



reassign 346281 linux-image-2.6.15-1-686
thanks

Hi

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 20:23:33 +0100, Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org> said: 

> Package: linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 Version: 2.6.15-1 Severity: normal

> I installed linux-headers-2.6.15-1-686 and then
> linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 and I get the debconf question about "You
> are attempting to install a kernel image (version
> 2.6.15-1-686). However, the directory /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686
> still exists."

> The directory /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686 exists but only contains
> (because linux-headers-2.6.15-1-686 is already installed): $ ls -al
> /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686 total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096
> 2006-01-06 19:04 .  drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 2006-01-06 19:04 ..
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 2006-01-06 19:04 build ->
> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-1-686

        Why is the kernel headers package still installing a build
 link?  The  Wiki article at
   http://wiki.debian.org/KernelModulesPackaging 
 states that we shall use /usr/src/linux-headers-foo as KSRC, and when
 you install a kernel headers _and a kernel image (in any order), the
 build link shall be correctly set.

        Still shipping a build link in the headers package is a bug,
 and is not supported. kernel-package by itself does not ship a link
 in the headers package, but handles the link in the postinsts, so
 that the image and header packages do not have to conflict.

        manoj
-- 
Living in LA is like not having a date on Saturday night. Candice
Bergen
Manoj Srivastava     <srivasta@acm.org>    <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/>
1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B  924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C



Reply to: