Re: Kernel dependencies
Christoph Lameter <clameter@waterf.org> writes:
> But the kernel is packaged in a way that does not allow this.
> Packagename: kernel-image-2.0.27
> Version: 1.00
> Are we here not here defying the very principles Debian was build
> on?
Unfortunately, without distinct names for different kernel images,
there is no way to have multiple kernels on a machine. I don't know
about you, but I like being able to install a new kernel image and be
sure that, if there's some show-stopping problem, I can always do
linux.old at the LILO prompt.
> Also dpkg does REQUIRES the specification of a delta in dependencies and
> does not allow an easy way to depend on upstream versions.
Um, it sounds like you're saying that dpkg won't accept:
Depends: tourniquet
Which I do not hesitate to say it does.
> Shall I file a bug against both packages? It seems that the policy
> supports the both problems.
It is a problem, granted, but the "obvious" solutions won't work right
in this case.
Mike.
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