other question about kmod

[Sérgio Basto]

Hi, 

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]:
> 
> - Ken

I am investigation this, I will try be clear, so lets forget what was
write after this point of thread and begging again , because I think I
have news ... 

First clarify that VirtualBox-OSE have and had scripts like its write in
http://rpmfusion.org/Packaging/KernelModules/Kmods2#userland_package ( I
though not, but after verify they are all there)  

but, for me, it still miss something to kmod works correctly. We need
assure that meta package kmod-VirtualBox-OSE-4.1.12-1.fc16.3.x86_64 is
installed.

when I do: 
yum install VirtualBox-OSE 
installs: VirtualBox-OSE and what you call in wiki
kmod-foo-<kernel-version> and for me misses kmod-foo 

Strange is, yum install VirtualBox-OSE VirtualBox-OSE-kmod still not
install kmod-foo 
but yum install VirtualBox-OSE kmod-VirtualBox-OSE install kmod-foo and
kmod-foo-<kernel-version> 

so my early conclusion is this: 

MUST: The package must provide %{name}-kmod-common using 'Provides:
%{name}-kmod-common = %{version}';

should be on kmod-foo not in foo .

Thanks,
-- 
Sérgio M. B.