Debian Bug report logs - #547353
dkms does not consistently detect which distribution it is running on

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: dkms does not consistently detect which distribution it is running on

Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:36:53 +0100

Package: dkms
Version: 2.0.22.0-1
Severity: normal

dkms includes many tests for which distribution is in use, in order
to follow the distribution's conventions.  There are many different
methods used and they are not all reliable (see #546896).

It should ideally determine the distribution just once.  This can be
done using the lsb_release command; then, if that fails, looking for
files such as /etc/debian_version, /etc/redhat-release and
/etc/SuSE-release and perhaps failing if more than one is present.

In the Debian package (and other distribution packages) this check
could be replaced with a static assignment.

Ben.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  build-essential               11.4       Informational list of build-essent
ii  dpkg-dev                      1.15.4     Debian package development tools
ii  gcc                           4:4.3.3-9  The GNU C compiler
ii  make                          3.81-6     An utility for Directing compilati
ii  module-init-tools             3.10-3     tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii  fakeroot                      1.13       Gives a fake root environment
ii  linux-headers-2.6.30-1-486 [l 2.6.30-6   Header files for Linux 2.6.30-1-48
ii  linux-headers-2.6.30-1-686 [l 2.6.30-6   Header files for Linux 2.6.30-1-68
ii  linux-headers-2.6.30-1-686-bi 2.6.30-6   Header files for Linux 2.6.30-1-68
ii  linux-headers-2.6.30-1-amd64  2.6.30-6   Header files for Linux 2.6.30-1-am
ii  linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 [lin 2.6.26-19  Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron
ii  linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 [l 2.6.30-6   Linux 2.6.30 image on AMD64
ii  linux-image-2.6.30-2-amd64 [l 2.6.30-7   Linux 2.6.30 image on AMD64
ii  lsb-release                   3.2-23     Linux Standard Base version report
ii  menu                          2.1.41     generates programs menu for all me
ii  patch                         2.5.9-5    Apply a diff file to an original
ii  sudo                          1.7.2p1-1  Provide limited super user privile

dkms suggests no packages.

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Message #10 received at 547353@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>

To: 547353@bugs.debian.org,control@bugs.debian.org,547353-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Subject: [1732998] Fix for Bug#547353 committed to git

Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:49:18 +0000

tags 547353 + pending
thanks

Hello,

     The following change has been committed for this bug by
 Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org> on Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:47:29 +0200.
 The fix will be in the next upload. 
=========================================================================
Do not use lsb_release to determine the distribution, add a a static assignment

Closes: #547353
=========================================================================

You can check the diff of the fix at:

    http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/dkms.git;a=commitdiff;h=1732998

Message #20 received at 547353-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>

To: 547353-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#547353: fixed in dkms 2.1.1.2-5

Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:47:14 +0000

Source: dkms
Source-Version: 2.1.1.2-5

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dkms, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

dkms_2.1.1.2-5.debian.tar.gz
  to main/d/dkms/dkms_2.1.1.2-5.debian.tar.gz
dkms_2.1.1.2-5.dsc
  to main/d/dkms/dkms_2.1.1.2-5.dsc
dkms_2.1.1.2-5_all.deb
  to main/d/dkms/dkms_2.1.1.2-5_all.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 547353@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org> (supplier of updated dkms package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:03:16 +0200
Source: dkms
Binary: dkms
Architecture: source all
Version: 2.1.1.2-5
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Modules Support Team <pkg-dkms-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>
Description: 
 dkms       - Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
Closes: 547353
Changes: 
 dkms (2.1.1.2-5) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * [bd3b35d] Set DISTRIB_ID=Debian in case lsb_release is missing
   * [2465627] Removed lsb-release from Pre-Depends
   * [1732998] Do not use lsb_release to determine the distribution, add
     a static assignment (Closes: #547353)
   * [d00ff09] Do not return error if /etc/dkms/framework.conf is missing
     (LP: #613407) - thanks to pasadrul
   * [618efc8] Copy from the right directory with mkdsc and copy
     source.changes when building with mkdsc (LP: #611652) - thanks to
     David Henningsson
   * [f23d6b0] Bump to standards-version 3.9.1, no changes needed
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