[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#560822: Bug#560822: dkms: please autorebuild modules when new kernel images are installed

[Michael Gilbert]

On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:56:20 +0100 David Paleino wrote:

> On Saturday 12 December 2009 11:40:04, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> > dkms status had said:
> > 
> > # dkms status
> > fglrx, 9-11, 2.6.31-2-amd64, x86_64: installed
> > 
> > i looked through /var/log/messages and saw something that said
> > 'dkms_autobuild: missing linux-headers-2.6.32', so i installed
> > the headers.  now the module is built during boot and loaded:
> > 
> > # dkms status
> > fglrx, 9-11, 2.6.32-trunk-amd64, x86_64: installed
> > 
> > so, it looks like the solution is to make sure that the correct headers
> > are installed alongside new kernel updates when using dkms.
> 
> Exactly. :)

should dkms somehow enforce this (via an appropriate set of
dependencies)? a lot of users are going to do the exact same thing
when updating their kernel, and you may get a lot of similar bug
reports.  you could reduce their pain and yours by doing a little more
automagic.

mike