Bug#428783: linux-latest-2.6: Use new Breaks field to avoid installing new kernel image if old packaged modules are installed

[Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>]

Hi,

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > AFAICS, the best way to achieve this is to include the ABI information in
> > the version number of the linux-image metapackage.
> 
> Hmm. We need linux-modules metapackages than also. And it may be easier
> to use virtual packages instead of versions. Something like:
> 
> | Package: linux-image-2.6-686
> | Provides: linux-modules-2.6-686, linux-modules-latest-2.6.21-1-686
> (normal)
> 
> | Package: linux-modules-2.6-xen-686
> | Provides: linux-modules-latest-2.6.21-1-xen-686
> (xen)
> 
> | Package: foo-modules-2.6-686
> | Depends: linux-modules-latest-2.6.21-1-686
> 
> Otherwise broken down images like xen needs different handling from real
> images. I don't want to do a real linux-modules for normal images.

This looks like a good solution too. I'm not sure I like the name of the
provided package but that's nitpicking at this point. What about
linux-latest-abi-2.6.21-1-686?

Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Hertzog

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