Re: Please unblock kqemu, second try

[Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>]

Steve Langasek wrote:
> 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_).

this is like all the newer modules are declaring their depends to the
kernel. it has no effect as linux-image is pulled in anyway by this.

> +
> +       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.

then, i was misinterpreting the advice i was given before, fixed in -9,
thanks.

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