Bug#3131: kernel package...
Hi,
What exactly do you want the postinst to do?If a kernel of the
same version is running, then the symlinks that are in / are already
in place. I guess it could ask you to run lilo, and/or ask you if you
wish to create a bootdisk (I think I'll add runnning psupdate to the
postinst, that seems the right thing to do if /boot/vmlinux exists).
manoj
>>"Michael" == Michael Alan Dorman <mdorman@lot49.med.miami.edu> writes:
Package> kernel-source-1.99.7
Version> 1.99.7
Michael> There's what might be called a bug in the postinst of the
Michael> kernel-image packages generated by kernel-source-1.99.7.
Michael> Quite simply, the postinst will bypass the process of
Michael> installing the new kernel as a boot option if it a kernel of
Michael> that version is already installed. This is excessively
Michael> restrictive, I think, as it means one must indulge in
Michael> excessive gymnastics if one wishes to install a kernel of the
Michael> same version to add a driver or some such.
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