Package: dkms
Version: 2.1.1.1-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Here's a patch that adds a -V option to dh_dkms, so that one no longer
has to edit dkms.conf after each upstream release.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.29.6 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.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 1.15.5.6 Debian package development tools
ii gcc 4:4.4.2-3 The GNU C compiler
ii make 3.81-7 An utility for Directing compilati
ii module-init-tools 3.12~pre1-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii fakeroot 1.14.4-1 Gives a fake root environment
ii linux-headers-2.6- 2.6.32+23 Header files for Linux 2.6-686
ii linux-headers-2.6. 2.6.29.6-10.00.Custom Header files related to Linux kern
ii linux-headers-2.6. 2.6.31-2 Header files for Linux 2.6.31-1-68
ii linux-headers-2.6. 2.6.32-5 Header files for Linux 2.6.32-trun
ii linux-image-2.6.26 2.6.26.8-10.00.Custom Linux kernel binary image for vers
ii linux-image-2.6.29 2.6.29.6-10.00.Custom Linux kernel binary image for vers
ii lsb-release 3.2-23 Linux Standard Base version report
ii menu 2.1.43 generates programs menu for all me
ii patch 2.6-2 Apply a diff file to an original
ii sudo 1.7.2p1-1 Provide limited super user privile
dkms suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
--- /usr/bin/dh_dkms 2010-01-27 04:05:35.000000000 -0500
+++ dh_dkms 2010-02-05 19:21:03.000000000 -0500
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
=head1 SYNOPSIS
-B<dh_dkms> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<-l>>] [S<B<--> I<file>>]
+B<dh_dkms> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [S<B<-l>>] [S<B<-V>[I<version>]>]
[S<B<--> I<file>>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
Add code to also support DKMS versions < 2.1.0.0.
+=item B<-V>, B<-V>I<version>
+
+Replace all occurences of C<#MODULE_VERSION#> in the F<dkms.conf> file with
+I<version>, which defaults to the upstream version of this package.
+
=item B<--> I<file>
Don't look for debian/I<package>.dkms or debian/dkms, but install I<file> as
dkms.conf.
@@ -124,6 +129,24 @@
addsubstvar($package, "misc:Depends", "dkms", ">= 2.1.0.0");
}
+ if ($dh{V_FLAG_SET}) {
+ $package_version = $dh{V_FLAG};
+ if ($package_version eq '') {
+ # Call isnative because it sets $dh{VERSION}
+ # as a side effect.
+ isnative($package);
+ $package_version = $dh{VERSION};
+ # Remove the Debian revision
+ $package_version =~ s/-[^-]+$//;
+ }
+
+ my $old_name = $name;
+ my $ext = pkgext($package);
+ $name = "debian/${ext}dkms.debhelper";
+ doit("cp", "-a", $old_name, $name);
+ doit("sed", "-i", "s/#MODULE_VERSION#/$package_version/g",
$name);
+ }
+
autoscript($package, "prerm", "prerm-dkms",
"s/#MODULE_NAME#/$package_name/;s/#MODULE_VERSION#/$package_version/");
autoscript($package, "postinst", "postinst-dkms",
