[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#475738: virtualbox-ose: virtualox-ose-module missing but recommended

[Osamu Aoki]

Hi,

On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 07:51:54PM +0200, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> Osamu Aoki wrote:
> > Until linux-modules-extra-2.6 is updated, virtualbox-ose-modules-* does
> > not exist in archive thus policy is not met technically.
> 
> technically, policy is wrong here. the paragraph you cited doesn't fit
> for kernel-module depends anyway and should be
> updated/replaced/$whatever to meet common sense.

I understand feelong and I am not too oposed for such "common sense" in
my heart.  

But that requirs Debian to change its basic distribution stance from
"binary distribution" to "binary and source mix distribution."  I mean
that "binary and source mix distribution" is a one which allows "kernel
module exception" on the top of current binary distribution.  Then tools
such as "aptitude" need to be changed. 

That kind of exeption may creates too many irregularities ... though.

> > Anyway, please keep this bug open as placeholder till 475131 is fixed so
> > people know we need manual compilation and push the kernel team to fix
> > 475131.
> 
> it's not kernel teams problem, it's virtualbox-ose-source which FTBFS.

Please continue that discusiion at the Bug475131.

(I hope my use of "block" was correct one.)

Osamu