Re: other question about kmod

On Thu, 2012-03-29 at 14:09 -0600, Ken Dreyer wrote: > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069(a)gmail.com&gt; 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}