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

[Derek Atkins]

Alexander Bergolth <leo@strike.wu-wien.ac.at> writes:

> The only problem I see when using (only) file dependencies, is that some
> rpm-repositories don't have dependencies on files included 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.)

What about yum repositories?  (Or is that the same thing?)

> But this is not a big problem, I guess.
> And since using a requires dependency that works on all platforms will
> simplify the spec-file, I'd tend towards making /boot/config... the only
> kernel-dependency. But I don't really have a preference.

I have no strong opinion.  Simpler is better, but in this case the
complexity is already in there.  It would be more work for me to
remove it right now..  So I say just leave it for now and then see
how it goes down the road.

-derek

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