[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#728604: dkms.conf seems to be missing

[Andreas Glaeser]

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Package: dkms
Version: 2.2.0.3-1.2
Severity: normal

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andreas at md-ho:~$ sudo aptitude reinstall linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64
The following packages will be REINSTALLED:
  linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/605 kB of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
(Reading database ... 225569 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 3.2.51-1
(using .../linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64_3.2.51-1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement
linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 ... Setting up linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 (3.2.51-1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-4-amd64
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.

#The problem appeared in connection with the fglrx-modules-dkms package.
#It is probably going to reported there separately, then I can point at this report from
#there.

andreas at md-ho:~$ dpkg -L dkms
/.
/var
/var/lib
/var/lib/dkms
/var/lib/dkms/dkms_dbversion
/usr
/usr/share
/usr/share/apport
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks
/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms_packages.py
/usr/share/debhelper
/usr/share/debhelper/autoscripts
/usr/share/debhelper/autoscripts/postinst-dkms
/usr/share/debhelper/autoscripts/prerm-dkms
/usr/share/man
/usr/share/man/man1
/usr/share/man/man1/dh_dkms.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8
/usr/share/man/man8/dkms.8.gz
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/dkms
/usr/share/doc/dkms/examples
/usr/share/doc/dkms/examples/sample-suse-9-mkkmp.spec
/usr/share/doc/dkms/examples/sample.conf
/usr/share/doc/dkms/examples/sample-suse-10-mkkmp.spec
/usr/share/doc/dkms/examples/sample.spec.gz
/usr/share/doc/dkms/HOWTO.Debian
/usr/share/doc/dkms/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/dkms/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/dkms/README.dkms.gz
/usr/share/doc/dkms/copyright
/usr/share/perl5
/usr/share/perl5/Debian
/usr/share/perl5/Debian/Debhelper
/usr/share/perl5/Debian/Debhelper/Sequence
/usr/share/perl5/Debian/Debhelper/Sequence/dkms.pm
/usr/share/lintian
/usr/share/lintian/overrides
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/dkms
/usr/lib
/usr/lib/dkms
/usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst
/usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller
/usr/sbin
/usr/sbin/dkms
/usr/bin
/usr/bin/dh_dkms
/etc
/etc/dkms
/etc/dkms/framework.conf
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/Makefile
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/rules
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/copyright
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/README.Debian
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/compat
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/changelog
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/control
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/dirs
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/prerm
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb/debian/postinst
/etc/kernel
/etc/kernel/postinst.d
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
/etc/kernel/prerm.d
/etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms
/etc/modprobe.d
/etc/modprobe.d/dkms.conf
/etc/bash_completion.d
/etc/bash_completion.d/dkms
/etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdsc


- -- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.2
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/3 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  build-essential    11.5
ii  coreutils          8.13-3.5
ii  dpkg-dev           1.16.12
ii  gcc                4:4.7.2-1
ii  make               3.81-8.2
ii  module-init-tools  9-3
ii  patch              2.6.1-3

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii  fakeroot                                     1.18.4-2
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 [linux-headers]  3.2.51-1
ii  linux-headers-3.2.51cadk [linux-headers]     3.2.51cadk-10.00.Custom
ii  linux-headers-amd64 [linux-headers]          3.2+46
ii  linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 [linux-image]      3.2.51-1
ii  linux-image-3.2.51cadk [linux-image]         3.2.51cadk-10.00.Custom
ii  menu                                         2.1.46
ii  sudo                                         1.8.5p2-1+nmu1

dkms suggests no packages.

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