Re: how to build Debian 2.4.20, -21, or -22 kernel package for woody?

[Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es>]

Daniel B. wrote:

> I'm a little confused about kernel package names in unstable.
>
> What is:
>
>    kernel-image-2.4-k7-smp 2.4.22-2   (6.1k) 
>    Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on AMD K7 SMP.
>
> vs. 
>
>    kernel-image-2.4.22-1-k7-smp 2.4.22-2   (11490.8k) 
>    Linux kernel image for version 2.4.22 on AMD K7 SMP.
>
> Is the first package, with just "2.4" in its name, a metapackage that
> depends on some 2.4.xx package, and is the second (2.4.22 in the name)
> such a depended-on package?

Basically.  The first package is a meta-package that always depends on 
the latest available 2.4 kernel in the Debian archive.  So, when 2.4.23 
finally comes out, its upgrade will depend on the new kernel.

-Roberto

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