[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#475542: Bug#475542: Bug#475542: virtualbox-ose-source should not depend on prebuild kernel packages

[Patrick Winnertz]

On Monday 21 April 2008 17:34:12 Frank Mehnert wrote:
> Hmm, we should perhaps clarify some things here. I'm sure everybody
> in this thread is knowing that but anyway: VirtualBox without kernel
> modules is not much useful -- you can only create and/or manipulate
> configurations of virtual machines.
>
> So kernel modules are required, the question is probably _which_
> modules. I assume, Arne wants to compile the modules himself because he
> probably uses a self-compiled Linux kernel.
Yes..
As far as I've understand that:
 - Arne has a home-build kernel (not with make-kpkg but with make && make 
install
 - Arne want's to build a kernel module with m-a 

Arne, please correct me if I'm wrong.

The point is: 
 - We need these deps for smooth upgrade paths of most users

Possible solutions in my eyes:
 - Build the kernel with make-kpkg.. then it is easily possible to use m-a
 - Build the vbox module with make && make install

A mixture between dpkg build kernel /modules and home build kernel / 
modules is in my eyes not supported. (and can't be supported).


Greetings
Winnie

-- 
 .''`.   Patrick Winnertz <winnie at debian.org>
:  :' :  GNU/Linux Debian Developer
`. `'`   http://www.der-winnie.de http://people.skolelinux.org/~winnie
  `-  Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems
      Spamtrap: winnie at qsc218.credativ.com
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part.
Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-virtualbox-devel/attachments/20080421/ad459f86/attachment.pgp