Bug#297794: kernel-image-2.4.27-powerpc: postinst almost completely missing, breaks installer
On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 11:10:28PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.4.27-powerpc
> Version: 2.4.27-3
> Severity: critical
>
> The complete contents of kernel-image-2.4.27-powerpc.postinst are now as
> follows:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> set -e
> # Automatically added by dh_installmodules
> if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -x /sbin/update-modules ]; then
> update-modules >/dev/null
> fi
> # End automatically added section
>
> When inserting this packages into a test image, the /vmlinux symlink is
> naturally never created, and the installation fails. Please fix this
> immediately, preferably by reverting to the previous well-tested
> postinst from kernel-package.
Ah, and you told me you tested the package on monday :/
Oh well, fix should be incoming today. I reject the severity of critical here
though, as this problem will only affect unsupported installation path (namely
oldworld floppy installs with miboot, which is non-free and thus not
supported, and disactivated in sarge d-i).
Also, the patch you supplied is broken and untested, as it reverts an
important fix in the current svn.
Furthermore, since the package escaped NEW yesterday, and i will be able to
upload a fixed version less than 24h of being made aware of it, i certainly
reject the accusation of this problem delaying the rc3 schedule by a week,
and fint it really insulting.
And finally, there is *NO* need to rebuild the 2.4.27 kernel .udebs for this,
as the only difference between 2.4.27-3 and 2.4.27-4 will be the addition of
the post/pre/rm/inst scripts, which are removed for the udebs. This mean there
is absolutely no difference in the source code used to generate those .udebs,
and anyone accusing me of GPL violation because of it really has no
understanding of the GPL.
Really pissed by the way i am threated by the d-i and RM guys about this.
Sven Luther
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