mkinitrd. dep (was: Re: rpms/kernel/F-7 kernel-2.6.spec, 1.3226, 1.3227)

[Thorsten Leemhuis]

Hi!

On 12.06.2007 20:23, Dave Jones (davej) wrote:
> Author: davej
> 
> Update of /cvs/pkgs/rpms/kernel/F-7
> In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv30425
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	kernel-2.6.spec 
> Log Message:
> * Tue Jun 12 2007 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
> - Require at least version 6.0.9-7.1 of mkinitrd.
> [...]
> -%define kernel_prereq  fileutils, module-init-tools, initscripts >= 8.11.1-1, mkinitrd >= 6.0.9-1
> +%define kernel_prereq  fileutils, module-init-tools, initscripts >= 8.11.1-1, mkinitrd >= 6.0.9-7.1
> [...]
>  
>  %changelog
> +* Tue Jun 12 2007 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
> +- Require at least version 6.0.9-7.1 of 	
> +

Dave, could you do me a small favor and in situations like this (and
more important: in the devel tree) please mention why a new mkinitrd is
needed (if possible without much hassle)? tia!

It's not that important, but would be nice to know now and then --
especially in situations I often run into: downloaded a new kernel on
machine foo, put it on a USB stick, go with it to computer bar, try to
install it with rpm directly because the old kernel has no network
support for that machine and fail because I need a new mkinitrd... if I
knew that a new mkinitrd is just needed for some obscure bug I then
might just use "--nodeps" instead of going back to machine foo to
download the the new mkinitrd .

CU
thl