[Bug 225969] Merge Review: kernel

Roland McGrath roland at redhat.com
Wed Oct 27 14:09:36 UTC 2010


> Well, all the real "meat" is in kernel-devel, except for the
> /lib/modules/%{version}-%{release}.%{_arch}/build symlink which is in
> kernel. My point was that it seems to make sense to just put that
> symlink in kernel-devel as well, that way, you either have kernel-devel
> installed (and have all the files and the symlink) or you don't.
> 
> As is, if you just have kernel installed (and not kernel-devel), you
> currently have a dangling symlink.

Indeed that seems pointless.  My only guess about its historic origin
is that it's somehow better for the kernel package to own the 
/lib/modules/%{version}-%{release}.%{_arch} directory rather than
the kernel-devel package supplying/owning that directory also just
so it can own the symlink.  Cue ominous music for rpm black magic.


More information about the kernel mailing list