[ATrpms-devel] suspend2 kernel provides

[Alexander Bergolth]

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On 05/17/2006 12:25 PM, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 10:46:02AM +0200, Alexander Bergolth wrote:
> 
>>Concerning openafs, it looks like we have agreed about a feature-check 
>>now:
>>>Depending on vmlinuz is so much easier and stable, did I mention that?
>>>:)

I believe we'll use /boot/config-<version> now, since linux on PPC
doesn't provide vmlinuz but vmlinux.

>>I don't know the official statement on that topic.
> 
> Official? From where, ATrpms, Red Hat, Fedora or OpenAFS? ;)

- From Jeff Johnson or from any Redhat or Fedora RPM-guy.

> It's the only thing that works since several years and that will work
> for several more. It's even static-kernel safe, what more do you want? :)

As also stated on openafs-devel: Some packet managers don't include file
dependencies in their index. E.g. it's an option to "genbasedir" when
creating an apt-repository:

- -------------------- snip! --------------------
  --bloat            Do not strip the package file list, needed for some
                     distributions that use non-automatically generated
                     file dependencies
- -------------------- snip! --------------------

So when trying to install the kernel-module using apt without having the
corresponding kernel installed, apt won't be able to suggest the
appropriate kernel. (If the kernel is part of a repository that was
built without the --bloat option.)

>>A feature check would help. But yes, for those old distros it seems the 
>>best solution to simply not specify any kernel-dependency.
>
> Well, you have a dependency that requires a "feature check" and
> another that works w/o. Pick one ;)

If both would work equally well, it would be easy to choose...

> Anyway, you do now understand why the openafs' rpm method is broken
> and why it isn't kernel-suspend2 that needs fixing, or not? :)

Hmm - not now. ;)

> Are you interested in maintaining an openafs kmdl?

Unfortunately shifting all the work to Derek Atkins didn't work very
well. ;)
So, yes, I'd be interested... ;)

Cheers,
- --leo
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Alexander.Bergolth at wu-wien.ac.at                Fax: +43-1-31336-906050
Zentrum fuer Informatikdienste - Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien - Austria

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