Re: Please unblock kqemu, second try

[Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>]

Hi Daniel,

On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 09:18:06PM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> Daniel Baumann wrote:
> > sceduled for the batch upload tomorrow.

> with some delay, but uploaded now.

Could you please explain this part of the diff?

--- kqemu-1.3.0~pre9/debian/control.modules.in
+++ kqemu-1.3.0~pre9/debian/control.modules.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@

 Package: kqemu-modules-_KVERS_
 Architecture: any
-Depends: linux-image-_KVERS_
+Depends: linux-modules-_KVERS_, kqemu-common
 Recommends: qemu (>= 0.8.1)
 Provides: kqemu-modules
 Description: kqemu modules for Linux (kernel _KVERS_).

Also,

+
+       mkdir debian/kqemu-common/dev
+       mknod debian/kqemu-common/dev/kqemu c 250 0
+       chmod 0666 debian/kqemu-common/dev/kqemu
+

this is a policy violation.  You're not allowed to ship device nodes in a
package.

Thanks,
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