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| From | Alexander Kurtz <alexander@kurtz.be> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel |
| Subject | Bug#877925: libbpfcc needs a way to ensure the current kernel's headers are installed |
| Date | 2017-10-18 14:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <uBVDX-Yi-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On Wed, 2017-10-18 at 13:02 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > Please comment on bug #877925 [4] and/or #878922 [3] regarding on how
> > to solve the "this package needs the current kernel's headers
> > installed" problem!
>
> You cannot use package dependencies to do this. It has to be a run-
> time check.
Ok, that's what I figured. Is there at least a solution to the "if the
user has the standard, most recent, Debian kernel running, make sure
the corresponding headers are installed" problem? I.e. something like
Ubuntu's "linux-{image,headers}-generic" packages?
Best regards
Alexander Kurtz
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Re: libbpfcc needs a way to ensure the current kernel's headers are installed Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-10-18 14:10 +0200
Bug#877925: libbpfcc needs a way to ensure the current kernel's headers are installed Alexander Kurtz <alexander@kurtz.be> - 2017-10-18 14:30 +0200
Bug#877925: libbpfcc needs a way to ensure the current kernel's headers are installed Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-10-18 15:30 +0200
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