future kernel module rpm situation (was: kernel-source vs. kernel-sourcecode (please revert))

[Panu Matilainen]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > 
> > A symlink to the stock headers from the kernel-source rpm.
> > I'd rather have it like it is now for 2.6.
> 
> Oh I absolutely agree. The 2.4 thing was a mess.

Indeed. 

> > Now, with this out of the way, forgive me for digging a little deeper: the
> > change is due to a limitation on rpm, right? Couldn't we just fix rpm?
> 
> yum/apt/up2date. All three of them.

Actually apt had no problem "downgrading" the kernel-source to noarch,
it's the rename which broke apt it turn :) (if it's configured to allow
for concurrent installations of several kernel-source versions, otherwise
no problem)

	- Panu -