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  • Subject: [SM-Grimoire-Bugs] [Bug 10940] New: get_kernel_version isn't flexible enough
  • Date: 16 Apr 2006 22:18:49 -0000

http://bugs.sourcemage.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10940

Summary: get_kernel_version isn't flexible enough
Product: Codex
Version: test grimoire
Platform: Other
OS/Version: other
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: FUNCTIONS
AssignedTo: sm-grimoire-bugs AT lists.ibiblio.org
ReportedBy: jblosser-smgl AT firinn.org


get_kernel_version is a good idea, but it has some implementation issues. It
needs to be more flexible when deciding which is the "right" kernel. Example:
if a user has the linux spell installed, but is working on another "off spell"
kernel for some reason, they can't get their module spells built against the
kernel they want. There are good reasons people want to do this, and
dispelling
linux isn't necessarily the right fix for them. The xen spells need to
conflict
with linux for a similar reason; even though they can be installed side by
side,
if they are then the xen kernel never gets seen by get_kernel_version.
Another
example is people who have built a new version of the linux spell but still
need
to build modules against an old version for some reason, maybe they just
haven't
been able to schedule a reboot yet.

Users should have a way to override the default search method of
get_kernel_version and set an explicit kernel they want modules built against.

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