Debian Bug report logs - #560831
linux-2.6: make linux-headers automatically install headers for all currently installed kernel images

Package: linux-2.6; Maintainer for linux-2.6 is (unknown);

Reported by: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:42:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 2.6.32-1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>:
Bug#560831; Package linux-2.6. (Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:42:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>. (Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:42:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

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

package: linux-2.6
version: 2.6.32-1
severity: wishlist

hi, a lot of module building issues could be solved if the
linux-headers packages were to automagically install all of the
corresponding headers for all of the currently installed kernel images
(instead of just providing a virtual package to any set of headers).
see bug #560822 for an example where this would make an impact.  this
will also reduce the complexity (as percieved by some users) of having
to figure out which headers package is needed.

best wishes,
mike

Reply sent to Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>:
You have taken responsibility. (Tue, 31 May 2011 05:33:08 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Notification sent to Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Tue, 31 May 2011 05:33:08 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Message #10 received at 560831-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

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On Sat, 2009-12-12 at 11:40 -0500, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> package: linux-2.6
> version: 2.6.32-1
> severity: wishlist
> 
> hi, a lot of module building issues could be solved if the
> linux-headers packages were to automagically install all of the
> corresponding headers for all of the currently installed kernel images
> (instead of just providing a virtual package to any set of headers).
> see bug #560822 for an example where this would make an impact.  this
> will also reduce the complexity (as percieved by some users) of having
> to figure out which headers package is needed.

A maintainer script can't install another package.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.

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Debian Bug report logs - #560831 linux-2.6: make linux-headers automatically install headers for all currently installed kernel images

Debian Bug report logs - #560831
linux-2.6: make linux-headers automatically install headers for all currently installed kernel images