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Re: libbpfcc needs a way to ensure the current kernel's headers are installed



On Thu, 2017-10-19 at 00:46 +0800, Liang Guo wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 9:25 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2017-10-18 at 14:21 +0200, Alexander Kurtz wrote:
> > > 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?
> > 
> > No, there is no common metapackage name that is available on all Debian
> > architectures.  (I don't think those metapackages are available on all
> > Ubuntu architectures either.)
> 
> Is it possible for kernel to provide a package , such as linux-full, depends on
> the exact version of linux-image and linux-header. When  the same linux-image
>  and linux-header are needed, this package can be put on depends field.

I've given my answer.  I'm going to be ignoring further questions on
this.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Anthony's Law of Force: Don't force it, get a larger hammer.

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