Re: Getting newer kernels into stable

[Andrew Pollock <debian-lists-2004@andrew.net.au>]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 01:06:29PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote:
> Scripsit Andrew Pollock
> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 11:59:05PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote:
> 
> > > Is this some new magic capability of apt-get? What exactly triggers
> > > it?
> 
> > See the kernel-image-2.4-686 package (for example).
> 
> Its control file looks perfectly ordinary. Which feature in it
> triggers the non-standard apt behavior you claim to exist?

I think what happens is when there's a new kernel, a new version of this
package is also uploaded with a control file that references the newer
kernel package.

regards

Andrew