Re: Bug#3057: pcmcia-cs kernel-source dependency
Hi,
[I did not respond earlier since I don't have a solution]
There is an additional problem with the modules package if it
unpacks in /lib/modules/X.X.XX. Suppose I'm currently running
1.3.100, and I try to install the pcmcia-cs package.
Even if the package pre/post installation scripts are fixed to
move the module files into /lib/modules/1.3.100/ (instead of
/lib/modules/1.3.97, where they unpack into, since that's all the
package maintainer had on their machine), this only fixes problems
till the next time the kernel-image is upgraded.
S, I start running 1.99.6, and suddenly the pcmcia modules are
gone. One has to at least re-install the module, one may even have
to re-compile them (they may actually need to be modified if the
kernel has changed sufficiently).
This is true for any package that provides modules, that is,
except for the actual kernel-image package.
I don't know how this could be managed, unless the
kernel-image maintainer and the module package maintainer were the
same person; ie, unless the modules were rolled into the
kernel-packages. (which is a very sub-optimal solution in general
terms - I mean, that sucks).
manoj
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