Re: make-kpkg "not in control info"

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com>]

Hi,
>>"Richard" == Richard E Hawkins Esq <hawk@eyry.econ.iastate.edu> writes:

 Richard> dpkg-gencontrol -pkernel-image-2.0.34-eyry -Pdebian/tmp-image/
 Richard> no utmp entry available, using value of LOGNAME ("hawk") at /usr/lib/dpkg/controllib.pl line 16.
 Richard> dpkg-gencontrol: error: package kernel-image-2.0.34-eyry not in control info

	Seems like you have a version number that is all letters (eyry)
 That is not allowed. Add a number in there, like 
	% fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=1.0.custom kernel_image

 Richard> it sounds like I have to go register something somewhere.

	You need to change the revision number, that's all. 

	manoj
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