Debian Bug report logs - #659735
open-vm-tools: please re-add open-vm-source

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

From: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net>

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

Subject: open-vm-tools: please re-add open-vm-source

Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:11:12 +0100

Source: open-vm-tools
Version: 2:8.8.0+2011.12.20-562307-1
Severity: wishlist


Hi.

I've looked over #518014 which ended in removing the open-vm-source package.
I see no real reason why anything should be different with open-vm-source to
open-vm-dkms.

In both cases you somehow need the kernel headers and if the admin fails to
provide them it will fail.


As many people don't want to use DKMS (but rather module-assitant or kernel-
package) and as most module packages in Debian provide just both, a -source
and a -dkms, package,... please could you re-add the former?


Thanks,
Chris.

Message #10 received at 659735-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-technologies.net>

To: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net>

Cc: 659735-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#659735: open-vm-tools: please re-add open-vm-source

Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:22:58 +0100

On 02/13/2012 03:11 PM, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> As many people don't want to use DKMS (but rather module-assitant or kernel-
> package) and as most module packages in Debian provide just both, a -source
> and a -dkms, package,... please could you re-add the former?

m-a is not really maintained and deprecated too, so no, doesn't make 
sense to add it back, sorry.

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