Bug#568317: linux-image-* postinst did not correctly run lilo

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

Dear Paul,

On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 10:02:47PM +1100, paul.szabo@sydney.edu.au wrote:
> 
> 
> I now tried that (not with apt-get but manually). I guess I needed the
> files:
> 
> .../pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-2.6_2.6.26.orig.tar.gz
> .../pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-2.6_2.6.26-21.diff.gz
> 
> (please confirm, or tell me what I messed up). After unpacking those,
> I find (essentially in the diff file) the

as told in seperate mail that is outdated, as 2.6.32 is current dev.
 
> .../linux-2.6-2.6.26/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/
> 
> directory. However, to my surprise, those files are older than those
> from the kernel-package directory, for example:
> 
> diff -r /usr/share/kernel-package/pkg/image/postinst linux-2.6-2.6.26/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postinst
> 8,10c8,10
> < # Last Modified On : Wed Oct  8 00:03:41 2008
> < # Last Machine Used: anzu.internal.golden-gryphon.com
> < # Update Count     : 360
> ---
> > # Last Modified On : Fri Sep 29 10:08:18 2006
> > # Last Machine Used: glaurung.internal.golden-gryphon.com
> > # Update Count     : 357
> ...

well those lines have no other meanings as that they share a common
ancestor, they have been changed a lot since.
also 2.6.32 files have no longer those comments.
 
> Does that mean that kernel-package is in fact newer, and you should
> "import" again then use my patches (sent previously)?
> 
> -----
> 
> Should this bug somehow be "given" to kernel-package also (clone and
> reassign?): would you be able to do that?

don't know kernel-package is in slow maintenance,
better have linux-2.6 fixed.
 
but saw your old patch and can do that later tomorrow.

thanks for your input.

kind regards
maks