Am 2005-04-16 16:30:38, schrieb Lars Roland: > On 4/15/05, Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de> wrote: > > It is not enough, if you use the "kernel-headers-2.6.8" ? > > These are installed directly, without a tar.gz' > > Thanks for the info > > I fixed the autoconf scripts in the software I am packaging, so it > does not have checks for the kernel source - only the headers are > checked. OK > This of cause makes compiling the the thing a no brainer - so my > problem is solved. > > I do however have a question related to this: Should I make the > package dependent on a kernel-image such as: > > kernel-image-2.6-386 I do not know how the virtual-Package are working, but it should be kernel-header-2.6-386 or something similar, because you need only the headers. So, do something like: Depends: kernel-header-2.6-386 | kernel-source-2.6 > or do debian have some sort of virtual kernel package that I can make > use of to describe that my package depends on a 2.6 kernel to be > installed but not a specific image. For the kernel-image there is a virtual package but I do not know exactly, how it works. > Another possibility would just be to drop any dependency of a specific > kernel image. It would the best, but at leasst it should be depends on the line above > Any suggestions/comments will be welcome. > > > Regards. > > Lars Roland. Greetings Michelle -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/88452356 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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