Activity log for bug #297215

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2008-11-12 14:37:58 Dan bug added bug
2008-11-12 14:40:50 Dan description Binary package hint: module-assistant I want to build open-vm-source for a system running linux-kernel-virtual. However, linux-headers-virtual pulls in linux-headers-2.6.27-7-server, and the linux-image-2.6.27-7-virtual package uses a mixture of -server and -virtual for various files and folders (importantly, -server for /lib/modules/...). If I do m-a -l 2.6.27-7-server build ... then I get a package which depends on linux-image-2.6.27-7-server, so I can't install it. I get the same result with m-a -l 2.6.27-7-virtual -k /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-server build ... Binary package hint: module-assistant I want to build open-vm-source for a system running Intrepid and linux-kernel-virtual. However, linux-headers-virtual pulls in linux-headers-2.6.27-7-server, and the linux-image-2.6.27-7-virtual package uses a mixture of -server and -virtual for various files and folders (importantly, -server for /lib/modules/...). This seems to confuse m-a. If I do "m-a -l 2.6.27-7-server build open-vm-source" then I get a package which depends on linux-image-2.6.27-7-server, so I can't install it. I get the same result with "m-a -l 2.6.27-7-virtual -k /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-server build open-vm-source".