Bug#328884: Transitional packages using 'kernel-' prefix should be used for a while
On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 04:36:41PM -0500, Mike Hicks wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
>
> Hi.
>
> I got snippy at the maintainer of udev earlier today because I didn't
> see any kernel-image-2.6.12-* packages in my friendly neighborhood
> Debian repository or on any other one I could find, yet current versions
> of udev require 2.6.12 or better. While using "linux-" as a prefix is
> probably more appropriate than using "kernel-", not everyone keeps up on
> package naming conventions. When individual software packages get
> renamed, there are usually transitional packages that stick around for a
> while. Please create dummy packages named
>
> kernel-image-2.6.12-*
> kernel-headers-2.6.12-*
> etc.
>
> That depend on the linux-* packages so that people know what's going on.
> It'd be best to do this for a few more revisions, if at all possible.
I believe that the kernel-image ones are there,
but the kernel-headers ones are not. This is probably
just an oversight.
http://ftp2.jp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/
--
Horms
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