In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Martin Kittel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >I am maintaining the packages of the MaxDB database system. > >Recently upstream has converted the database kernel from >linuxthread-style threading to NPTL. While -at least for i386- >linuxthreads is still supported in MaxDB at this time, it will go away >in one of the next releases. >As far as I know there is no NPTL support in 2.4 debian kernels (as for >example in some RedHat 2.4 kernels). Is that correct? >In that case I will have to add a dependency on kernel-image-2.6
Bad idea. On my systems, there is no kernel-image installed at all- I compile them myself. I bet I'm not the only one. >or does >anyone know of a better way to express a dependency on NPTL style threading? You can check in the preinst if the running kernel is new enough, but that is about all you can do. Mike. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
