Re: Problem with 2.3.1-8 for hppa

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

At Mon, 6 Jan 2003 19:27:02 -0800,
Randolph Chung wrote:
> In reference to a message from GOTO Masanori, dated Jan 06:
> > At Sun, 5 Jan 2003 23:34:01 -0800,
> > Randolph Chung wrote:
> > > > So fixing either glibc or libc6 preinst is needed.  From Randolph's mail, 
> > > > comparing kernel version with 2.4.19-pa17 in libc6 preinst is needed.
> > > > I've added changes for the current glibc cvs as follows:
> > > 
> > > looks good to me.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> argh, actually this is not good. please revert it.
> 
> the debian parisc kernel packages have version numbers like
> "2.4.19-64", so your check will not work :(

Oops!  I'm sorry, I fixed as follows:

--- libc/DEBIAN/preinst 6 Jan 2003 13:51:53 -0000       1.5
+++ libc/DEBIAN/preinst 7 Jan 2003 13:27:02 -0000
@@ -115,10 +115,11 @@
     fi
     # parisc64 boxes require latest fixes in the kernel 2.4.19-pa17 or later
     # (in 2.4.x), 2.5.53-pa3 or later (in 2.5.x), to function properly.
+    # Note that parisc64 kernel version scheme is "`uname -r`-64".
     if [ "$realarch" = parisc64 ]
     then
        kernel_ver=`uname -r`
-       if dpkg --compare-versions "$kernel_ver" lt 2.4.19-pa17
+       if dpkg --compare-versions "$kernel_ver" lt 2.4.19-64
        then
                echo WARNING: This version of libc6 requires that you be running
                echo atleast a 2.4.19-pa17 kernel (or 2.5.53-pa3 if you use

Is it OK?

Regards,
-- gotom