other question about kmod

[Sérgio Basto]

On Fri, 2012-03-30 at 08:09 +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: 
> Sorry, hit the Shortcut for sending mail :-/
> 
> Sérgio Basto wrote on 30.03.2012 00:59:
> > On Thu, 2012-03-29 at 14:09 -0600, Ken Dreyer wrote: 
> >> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > # repoquery --archlist=i386,i686 --provides kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-PAE
> >> > VirtualBox-OSE-kmod = 4.1.8-1.fc16.16
> >> > kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-PAE = 4.1.8-1.fc16.16
> >> > kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-PAE(x86-32) = 4.1.8-1.fc16.16
> >> >
> >> > Why would the non-PAE package provide a PAE name?
> >> 
> >> It has to satisfy this line in the userspace VirtualBox-OSE.spec
> >> 
> >> 93 	Requires: %{name}-kmod = %{version}%{?prereltag}
> >> 
> >> kmod-foo is the actual kmod, versus
> >> foo-kmod is a virtual "provides" to satisfy dependencies. Each kmod
> >> varient provides it.
> >> 
> >> http://rpmfusion.org/Packaging/KernelModules/Kmods2#kmodtool
> >> 
> >> Kmods make me cross-eyed sometimes :)
> >> 
> >> But in Sergio's case, when I install VirtualBox-OSE, it already pulls
> >> in the appropriate kmod- package:
> >> 
> >> yum install VirtualBox-OSE
> >> Setting up Install Process
> >> Resolving Dependencies
> >> --> Running transaction check
> >> ---> Package VirtualBox-OSE.i686 0:4.1.8-1.fc15 will be installed
> >> --> Processing Dependency: VirtualBox-OSE-kmod = 4.1.8 for package:
> >> VirtualBox-OSE-4.1.8-1.fc15.i686
> >> --> Processing Dependency: libgsoap++.so.0 for package:
> >> VirtualBox-OSE-4.1.8-1.fc15.i686
> >> --> Running transaction check
> >> ---> Package gsoap.i686 0:2.7.17-4.fc15 will be installed
> >> ---> Package kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-2.6.42.12-1.fc15.i686.PAE.i686
> >> 0:4.1.8-1.fc15.10 will be installed
> >> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> >> 
> >> Dependencies Resolved
> >> 
> >> ================================================================================
> >>  Package                      Arch Version         Repository              Size
> >> ================================================================================
> >> Installing:
> >>  VirtualBox-OSE               i686 4.1.8-1.fc15    rpmfusion-free-updates  18 M
> >> Installing for dependencies:
> >>  gsoap                        i686 2.7.17-4.fc15   updates                198 k
> >>  kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-2.6.42.12-1.fc15.i686.PAE
> >>                               i686 4.1.8-1.fc15.10 rpmfusion-free-updates 164 k
> >> 
> >> Transaction Summary
> >> ================================================================================
> >> Install       3 Package(s)
> >> 
> >> Total download size: 19 M
> >> Installed size: 68 M
> >> Is this ok [y/N]:
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, thanks for your help , 
> > In yours install demo here, you still miss the meta package
> > kmod-VirtualBox-OSE, in this case
> > kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-4.1.8-1.fc15.10.i686
> > the PAE one is kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-PAE-4.1.8-1.fc15.10.i686
> > 
> > I made some confusion because we built VirtualBox-OSE-kmod.spec, but at
> > the end the arch rpms are all kmod-VirtualBox-OSE(...)
> > 
> > so: 
> > Requires: kmod-%{name} = %{version}%{?prereltag} 
> > 
> > I am testing it now with VirtualBox-OSE-guest and also it should
> > requires meta package, for better sync with kernels with kmods. 
> > 
> > so add also to VirtualBox-OSE-guest ? 
> > 
> > Again, if nobody complains, tomorrow I will update packages with
> > Requires: kmod-%{name} = %{version}%{?prereltag} 
> 
> Sorry, I can't follow your logic. What Ken pointed out should be enough. 

Is enough, just seemed to me is less confuse kmod-%{name} than
%{name}-kmod
Since the packages name are really kmod-something and just src.rpm is
something-kmod.  

But if documentation say that, I will use: 

Requires: %{name}-kmod = %{version}%{?prereltag}


> The
> 
> Requires: %{name}-kmod = %{version}%{?prereltag}
> 
> should track in the meta package, as its name is shorter then the akmods
> package, which provides this to. Then the meta package tracks in the
> latest kmod. Or, if users prefer to use akmods, then this won't happen,
> as the akmod package provides the dep.
> 
> Does that clarify the problem?

yes , Thanks, sorry for my bad English  

-- 
Sérgio M. B.