Re: kernel packages

["brian (b.c.) white" <bcwhite@bnr.ca>]

>> Should there be a "self-built-kernel" package or something so people
>> can set that packages as being installed (for dependancy reasons) even
>> though there needs to be no actual kernel code with it?
>
>I think the best solution at the moment is simply to delete the Debian
>kernel (source or binary) with `rm' and to let dpkg think it's still
>installed ...

It's a bit of a kludge, but it's what I've done and it works.  The problem
would be if some packages started adding version numbers when they depend
on source/image since my image is waaaay out of date (1.2.?) and I'm using
1.3.59.

                                        Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@bnr.ca )

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