-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 retitle 421791 kernel-patch-openvz: Please provide image+header packages in Debian thanks
Hi, Ola, Summary: What I'd really like to have: The functionality that is available with the non-Debian packages from http://download.openvz.org/kernel/debian/etch/ should be available within Debian. This was not clear in my initial bug report, and actually, not even clear to me myself then. So I'm trying to fix that report, including a retitle operation. Details: First, let me thank you for your two emails regarding my bug. And accept my apologies: I'm afraid I have been less clear than I could have been. To briefly explain the Debian software "module-assistant": That software uses the header files of the running kernel, and some Debian kernel module source file package, to compile additional kernel modules, as the user requests. These are then wrapped into a Debian package (.deb file), which in turn can be used to install those kernel modules. My original bug report was written under the assumption that openvz could be loaded into the kernel as a kernel module. Most of the confusion came from that. I now no longer think that is possible. But it would be nice to use module-assistant to integrate Debian-provided kernel modules with Debian-provided openvz - Kernels. That is presently not possible, to my knowledge. But the only thing that is missing is, that Debian proper provides the kernels + headers packages as they are already available through http://download.openvz.org/kernel/debian/etch/ . In my particular case, I could not find those customary "image + header" packages in my aptitude. So my initial assumption was, "if it's not there, it's not needed, so openvz must be a kernel module". Not very clear thinking on my part, I admit. Only after some unsuccessful messing around, and then hunting through the documentation files, I learned that the usual "image + header" indeed are needed (to do what I wanted to do), but they are not provided within Debian, but externally. It's all not a big deal. This is only a wishlist bug, and remains that. Regards, and again thank you for the valuable work you are doing for the rest of us, Andreas - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Schlüssel 0xA207E340 (http://www.pca.dfn.de/dfnpca/pgpkserv/) Fingerprint B46B C7BA FFEE AD41 35DD 49C3 9D6A E529 A207 E340 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGPHFPnWrlKaIH40ARAr5SAJ9oJYxa/Wb2tvWff3K6CGGCT0YZYACfRX30 WnwhL4p75O7YeJKmnkMW4bY= =GqbH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
