[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Kernel module version requirements

[Bastian Blank]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:17:50PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:00:44PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > Please describe the version requirements of the dependency vbox
> > application and kernel module. There was reports that a 1.6.2 module
> > does not work with a 1.6.6 application.
> The version has to be the same afaik. It appears that there is neither a
> backward nor a forward compatibility. I was under the impression that a 1.6.6
> module works with a 1.6.2 application but a test showed that it doesn't.

Well.

> Therefore I wonder whether we should add a conflict into the module's control
> file. Comments anyone?

No. virtualbox have to make this a dependency. I have no problem in
producing a virtual package name which describes some sort of ABI.

Bastian

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