Nameing guideline for external kernel-modules in fedora(.us)
Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano
nando at ccrma.Stanford.EDU
Sat Dec 13 03:58:52 UTC 2003
> But the basic ingrediends are:
> o keep the kernel version/release info in the rpm name.
> o a separate package for each arch/flavour combination.
> o set up strict dependencies to the required kernel. Sound easier than
> it is, because RH provided kernels are sometimes indistinguishable
> from rpm's POV. There is a workaround at ATrpms for that (see the
> strictdep pseudo kernel rpms).
Yes, please! Specially the last one. I also use a pair of
provides/requires to make sure things like apt pick up the right
architecture of the modules for each kernel.
-- Fernando
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