Re: language of choice for k-p packaging ...
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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:22 +0100
Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2005 at 10:56:40PM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:03:59 +0100
> > Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> >
> > > > I'm not sure about the linux-initramfs-tool part of the
> > > > dependency.
> > >
> > > That is a virtual package, so future ramdisk tool can satisft the
> > > dependency, without needing to recompile the kernel.
> >
> > ...but still this requires manual override in /etc/kernel-img.conf.
>
> No, when building the kernel packages with INITRD_CMD=..., then this
> will become the default, and can be overriden by kernel-img.conf.
> This is instead of hardcoding the values in k-p.
Yes, it _does_ require manual override in kernel-img.conf to actually
_use_ a future ramdisk tool satisfied by the virtual dependency. And it
seems you even agree with me (what do you mean by "No"?).
If you install a non-default syslog daemon or MTA, then the switch is
taken care of by the packaging scripts. Same cannot be said if you
install a non-default ramdisk tool: You also need to spell out in
kernel-img.conf that you want to use your new tool.
A workaround would be for the alternative tool to divert one of the
existing paths but then multiple tools cannot be used on same system
for different kernels (without manual editing).
- Jonas
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