On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:31:36 -0500 Bill Gatliff wrote: > Guys: > > > Seems I'm confused... Well, I *am* confused, I'm just not sure where > the confusion is coming from... :) > > I took a look at the psb-kernel-source-4.41.1.dkms.tar.gz file, and it > looks like this: > > $ dpkg --extract > /var/lib/dkms/psb-kernel-source/4.41.1/deb/psb-kernel-source-dkms_4.41.1_all.deb > . > $ cd usr/src > $ tar xzvf psb-kernel-source-4.41.1.dkms.tar.gz > ./dkms_main_tree/ > ./dkms_main_tree/dkms_dbversion > ./dkms_main_tree/2.6.28.10-a1rvc/ > ./dkms_main_tree/2.6.28.10-a1rvc/i686/ > ./dkms_main_tree/2.6.28.10-a1rvc/i686/module/ > ./dkms_main_tree/2.6.28.10-a1rvc/i686/module/drm.ko > ./dkms_main_tree/2.6.28.10-a1rvc/i686/module/psb.ko > ./dkms_main_tree/2.6.28.10-a1rvc/i686/log/ > ./dkms_main_tree/2.6.28.10-a1rvc/i686/log/make.log > ... > > So the package file *does* indeed contain prebuilt, kernel-specific > modules as I had hoped. Of course, it also contains a big pile of > source code that I don't need, but it looks like --binaries-only > command line option to dkms will fix that. > > Unfortunately, when I do: > > $ sudo dkms -m psb-kernel-source -v 4.41.1 -k `uname -r` > --binaries-only mkdeb mkdsc > $ sudo dpkg --install > /var/lib/dkms/psb-kernel-source/4.41.1/deb/psb-kernel-source-dkms_4.41.1_all.deb > > (Reading database ... 65369 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace psb-kernel-source-dkms 4.41.1 (using > .../psb-kernel-source-dkms_4.41.1_all.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement psb-kernel-source-dkms ... > Setting up psb-kernel-source-dkms (4.41.1) ... > Removing old psb-kernel-source-4.41.1 DKMS files... > Loading new psb-kernel-source-4.41.1 DKMS files... > > Error! Tarball is a DKMS binaries-only archive, but your DKMS tree > does not have the source installed for psb-kernel-source-4.41.1. > To load a DKMS binaries-only archive, you must already have the module > source in your DKMS tree. > > This can be overridden by using --force, but this is not recommended since > it will eliminate your ability to actually build for this module. > dpkg: error processing psb-kernel-source-dkms (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 6 > Errors were encountered while processing: > psb-kernel-source-dkms > > > > If I already have the pre-built binaries, why do I need the sources > for them? The target machine has no need for the source code. Oh, > and I don't know which --force I should be using...
this looks like an issue with the way the mkdeb feature is currently designed. it can definately be improved, and i'll take a look at that at some point, but it won't get into squeeze at this point. mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
