On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 11:01:05PM -0500, seth vidal wrote:
so the kernel module has changed version - but not kernel. so it really, actually, needs to be updated.
which isn't a problem - except that b/c the pkg name is the same - an update will remove ALL the older versions for that package.
so if you have: kernel-module ver=1.0.9 release=2.6.9-1ac-15
installed - then that goes away on an update.
Maybe I missed it but I'm not sure how his proposal solves for that case.
I think you missed my logic for this case. If there would be an update for a kernel-module, and the update has the same Requires: as an existing installed kernel-module of the same name, then replace the installed one with the new one, but don't touch any others that have Requires: for a different kernel. Repeat for each kernel version. In other words, you limit updates to within the universe of each distinct Requires: on another multiple-installable package, so that you don't wipe out the other parallel installations.