>>>>> "buchan" == Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Done, thanks.

buchan> Charles A Edwards wrote:
>> On Mon,  4 Aug 2003 21:17:03 +0200 (CEST)
>> Frederic Lepied <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Name        : kernel-utils                 Relocations: (not
>>> relocateable) Version     : 0.2                               Vendor:
>>> MandrakeSoft Release     : 1mdk                          Build Date:
>>> Mon Aug  4 21:13:14 2003 Install date: (not installed)
>>> Build Host: hp6.mandrakesoft.com Group       : System/Kernel and
>>> hardware    Source RPM: (none) Size        : 18745
>>> License: GPL
>>> Packager    : Mandrake Linux Team <http://www.mandrakeexpert.com>
>> 
>> 
>> With the creation of this rpm should not ksymoops be rebuilt so as not
>> to provide  kernel-utils
>> 
>> rpm -q --provides kernel-utils
>> perl(common)
>> kernel-utils = 0.2-1mdk
>> 
>> rpm -q --provides ksymoops
>> kernel-utils
>> ksymoops = 2.4.8-2mdk
>> 
>> rpm -q --requires initscripts
>> <snip>
>> kernel-utils
>> 
>> At present
>> urpmi initscripts
>> One of the following packages is needed:
>> 1- ksymoops-2.4.8-2mdk.i586
>> 2- kernel-utils-0.1-1mdk.i586

buchan> And maybe kernel packages should now prerequire kernel-utils, since it
buchan> is no longer guaranteed that /sbin/installkernel is installed before a
buchan> kernel (as it was when it was in initscripts). Installing a kernel now
buchan> can easily result in no mods necessary to use the kernel, and no error
buchan> messages during installation.

buchan> Juan, this probably needs to be fixed sooner than later!

buchan> Regards,
buchan> Buchan

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