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Bug#720272: warn upon installing on non pae systems



On Tue, 2013-08-20 at 07:42 +0800, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> Package: linux-image-686-pae
> Version: 3.10+51
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Shouldn't some warning be given upon attempting to install on machines
> where /proc/cpuinfo lacks pae?

Anyone making a deliberate choice of which kernel flavour to use is
assumed to know what they're doing.  A kernel flavour unsuitable for the
current system could reasonably be installed while preparing a disk for
use on a different system.  

A warning is given when upgrading linux-image-686 from squeeze to
wheezy, where it now depends on linux-image-686-pae, as that is not a
deliberate choice.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
The obvious mathematical breakthrough [to break modern encryption] would be
development of an easy way to factor large prime numbers. - Bill Gates

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