Re: Please unblock kqemu, second try

[Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org>]

"Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@connexer.com> writes:

> On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 12:34:52PM -0200, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>> Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> writes:
>> 
>> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 12:25:23PM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote:
>> >> Steve Langasek wrote:
>> >> > -Depends: linux-image-_KVERS_
>> >> > +Depends: linux-modules-_KVERS_, kqemu-common
>> >> 
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> > This AFAIK only applies to kernels which are built by the kernel team.
>> 
>> Well it looks right to me since it would allow the user to install the
>> module  without the linux-image on a domU, for example. Am I missing
>> something?
>> 
> Yes.  This prevents users who install a kernel with 'make menuconfig &&
> make && ad infinitum ...' from using this package at all.

But in this case the users would use module-assistant or compile the
package by hand using kqemu-source and not the built module.

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