On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 07:37:56AM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote: > Hi, > > Horms writes: > > > > > I would like to upload kernel-latest-2.4-i386 to d.o shortly. > > > > If there are any objections now would be a most excellent time > > > > to make them. > > I still think the meta packages should be created by the current > source package, and sent a message with my main two points of concern. > If you feel they are outweighed by the benefits of the separate > package, go ahead. > > > That said, I am comfortable with a single package for all > > architectures if that is what other people want. > > For the time being, I'd rather keep the powerpc meta packages in > kernel-patch-powerpc. The main issue being that there is just *one* > list of flavours now, namely debian/flavours, while a separate source > package for meta packages would require an identical copy - come to > think of it, that's a third synchronization issue. > > Anyway, the package has a debian/control generator at the end of > debian/rules that makes it very easy to change the entries for all > flavours in an identical way (by changing debian/control.stub or > debian/control-image.m4 and running the command "debian/rules > debian/control").
BTW, I believe that the only reason this works for you is because you don't make uploads of older packages. The meta packages are right now provided by both 2.6.7-5 and 2.6.8-1, and the latest are being used because they where uploaded last. If you reuploaded a 2.6.7-6 kernel, it would be those holding the metapackage. This is also a synchronization issue that could be a mess possibly. Friendly, Sven Luther
