[OpenAFS-devel] openafs spec-file kernel-detection

[Frank Bagehorn]

Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> wrote:
> > Instead of using "Requires: kernel" we could use a file dependency on 
> > /boot/vmlinuz-<version> on that platforms, as suggested by Jeff 
Johnson, 
> > the RPM-maintainer: 
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=112825
> >
> > This will always work, so maybe this could be a general solution?
> 
> Okay, I've changed the
> 
>   Requires: kernel = ..
> 
> to
> 
>   Requires: /boot/vmlinuz-%{kernvers}
> 
> I think the question you were asking (and I don't know the answer)
> is whether we should just use this ALL the time instead of trying to
> use Requires: kernel-<cpu> = %{kversion}
> 
> I don't have a strong opinion on that.  If I do just use the
> file-requirement everywhere I can remove the extra code and
> complexity, so there's certainly something to say for taking that
> approach.
> 
> -derek
> 

I don't want to spoil the party, but Linux on PPC has no 
/boot/vmlinuz-%{kernvers},
but only a /boot/vmlinux-%{kernvers}.
So we might settle on the uncompressed kernel for the "Requires:" instead 
?

Frank

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