Bug#308639: kernel-build vs. kernel-headers splitted broken, headers unuseable

[Eduard Bloch <blade@debian.org>]

Package: kernel-build-2.6.8-powerpc
Version: 2.6.8-12
Severity: grave

Hello,

I tried to understand your packaging scheme and IMO you do it _wrong_.

a) kernel-build-KVERS on other architectures is a package with common
   files. Your packages seem to play the role of kernel-headers-KVERS
   packges from other architectures (unique files).
b) even assuming that you confused the meaning of kernel-headers-KVERS
SIONS=detect make -C Linux-2.6
KERNEL_SOURCES=/usr/src/kernel-build-2.6.8-powerpc
KERNEL=linux-2.6.8-powerpc CC=gcc
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/shfs/Linux-2.6'
make -C /usr/src/kernel-build-2.6.8-powerpc
SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/shfs/Linux-2.6 modules
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-build-2.6.8-powerpc'
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `modules'.  Stop.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-build-2.6.8-powerpc'
make[2]: *** [default] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/shfs/Linux-2.6'
make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/shfs'
make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2

So your package descriptions lie, it is not a working build system and I
doubt that that it has ever been for anybody.  I suggest a radical
rework of the headers/kernel-build part to make it work similar to the
i386 pendants. Tell me if you need assistance, I just got a PPC box to
play with it.

Regards,
Eduard.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.7
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)