Re: 2.6.12 upload
Horms <horms@debian.org> writes:
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 06:23:05PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> Horms <horms@debian.org> writes:
>>
>> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 03:26:04PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> >> Horms <horms@debian.org> writes:
>> >>
>> >> > On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 11:04:07AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> >> >> The DI kernel udebs (linux-kernel-di-<arch> source) takes the
>> >> >> kernel-image deb, splits it up into kernel and several groups of
>> >> >> modules and builds udebs. There is no Depends there and can't be to
>> >> >> keep the kernel-image debs available.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> kernel-image-di-arch ---source---> linux-kernel-di
>> >> >> |
>> >> >> magic
>> >> >> |
>> >> >> \/
>> >> >> kernel-tree-X.Y.Z-N <---depends--- kernel-image
>> >> >> |
>> >> >> \/
>> >> >> kernel sources
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The 'magic' part is the problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't follow why there is a problem with linux-kernel-di
>> >> > depending on kernel-tree-X.Y.Z-N.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Horms
>> >>
>> >> The problem is that the DAK will update linux-2.6, kernel-tree-x.y.z-n
>> >> and kernel-image packages without any regards to linux-kernel-di. They
>> >> will become out of sync and end up without source -> GPL violation.
>> >>
>> >> In the old setup kernel-source-2.6.8 will remain until removed manualy
>> >> and linux-kernel-di has that as source.
>> >
>> > But kernel-source-x.y.z.N provides kernel-tree-x.y.z-n for 1 <= n <= N
>> > Surely this resolves the problem some people percieve with regards
>> > to the GPL.
>>
>> No. Since linux-2.6 source means kernel-tree-x.y.(z+1)-1 will replace
>> kernel-tree-x.y.z-n now.
>>
>> You would have to provide 1 <= z <= Z, 1 <= n <= N for it to still
>> work.
>
> Ok, understood. Is there a reason that the dependancy can't be on
> kernel-tree-x.y.x-N?
>
> --
> Horms
Haeh?
The dependency is on the exact source used to build the binary.
MfG
Goswin
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