[Bugme-new] [Bug 8941] New: make deb-pkg should 'Provides: linux-image-$version' (as well)

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Sun Aug 26 07:08:23 PDT 2007


http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8941

           Summary: make deb-pkg should 'Provides: linux-image-$version' (as
                    well)
           Product: Other
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.22.5
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: low
          Priority: P1
         Component: Configuration
        AssignedTo: zippel at linux-m68k.org
        ReportedBy: oopla at users.sf.net


Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur:
Distribution: Debian Sarge/Etch
Hardware Environment: x86
Software Environment:
Problem Description: 

Debian's modules explicitly depend on 'linux-image-_KVERS_'
while the in-tree .deb kernel packager sets the 'Provides:' field to
'kernel-image-_KVERS_'. Hence kernels packaged by deb-pkg fail dependencies
check for Debian's modules .deb.

I suggest to apply the following patch:

--- scripts/package/builddeb.orig       2007-08-26 16:02:07.000000000 +0200
+++ scripts/package/builddeb    2007-08-26 15:58:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 Standards-Version: 3.6.1

 Package: $packagename
-Provides: kernel-image-$version
+Provides: kernel-image-$version, linux-image-$version
 Architecture: any
 Description: User Mode Linux kernel, version $version
  User-mode Linux is a port of the Linux kernel to its own system call
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 Standards-Version: 3.6.1

 Package: $packagename
-Provides: kernel-image-$version
+Provides: kernel-image-$version, linux-image-$version
 Architecture: any
 Description: Linux kernel, version $version
  This package contains the Linux kernel, modules and corresponding other


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