Kernel Maintenance

[Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>]

When removing kernel-source packages from a released or to-be released
distribution, please *always* ensure that no package is left over that
build-depends on this.

For example, woody has:

kernel-image-2.4.19 for mips but no kernel-source-2.4.19

kernel-image-2.2.10 for powerpc/apus but no kernel-source-2.2.10

kernel-image-2.2.20 for i386 which build depends on modules-scyld-source-0.1
       which does not exist in woody

kernel-image-2.2.19-{netwinder,riscpc} for arm but no kernel-source-2.2.19

Please, please, pretty please make sure that no package depends or
build-depends on a kernel package you want to remove from a distribution.
Otherwise maintaining security updates IS PURE PAIN AND HORROR.
Currently it is so and it only gets worse.

Regards,

	Joey

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