[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#501202: Wrong package version of kernel module generated with module-assistant

[Jacek Politowski]

Package: virtualbox-ose-source
Version: 1.6.6-dfsg-2
Severity: normal

Package of VirtualBox 1.6.6 kernel driver, done with module-assistant, has lower
version, than distributed package for VirtualBox 1.6.2.

Example:
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-686_1.6.6-dfsg-1+2.6.26-6_i386.deb
(module-assistant generated package)
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-686_2.6.26+1.6.2-dfsg-4_i386.deb
(original package from distribution)

It seems like VirtualBox/kernel version strings have switched places in package
version string (either generated or distributed).

Therefore, one that manually generate module package, have to put it on hold in
order for apt/aptitude not to downgrade package to really lower version with
higher version number.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages virtualbox-ose-source depends on:
ii  bzip2                   1.0.5-1          high-quality block-sorting file co
ii  debhelper               7.0.17           helper programs for debian/rules
ii  dpatch                  2.0.30           patch maintenance system for Debia
ii  kbuild                  1:0.1.3svn1610-1 framework for writing simple makef

Versions of packages virtualbox-ose-source recommends:
ii  module-assistant              0.10.11.0  tool to make module package creati

virtualbox-ose-source suggests no packages.

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Jacek Politowski