FS#66048 - dkms should depend on a linux headers virtual package

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Aleksandr Dubinsky (adfjjv) - Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 17:01 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Wednesday, 01 April 2020, 12:56 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Currently, there is no virtual package for linux headers. This leads dkms to only declare optional dependencies. The consequence for users is that packages that rely on DKMS will fail to build unless the user has already installed one of the packages providing linux headers.
This task depends upon

Closed by  freswa (frederik)
Wednesday, 01 April 2020, 12:56 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Additional comments about closing:  Section "Installation" https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dyn amic_Kernel_Module_Support
Comment by Aleksandr Dubinsky (adfjjv) - Wednesday, 01 April 2020, 12:56 GMT
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That's not a rational. Virtual packages exist for a reason. That reason is applicable here.
Comment by freswa (frederik) - Wednesday, 01 April 2020, 12:56 GMT
In a hard dependency, even virtual, packages are not interchangeable. This is a current limitation in pacman.
Your are very welcome to provide a patch for this feature :)
In the mean time dkms optional depends on all header packages and the user is informed upon installation to install one of them.

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