On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:00:44PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> Please describe the version requirements of the dependency vbox
> application and kernel module. There was reports that a 1.6.2 module
> does not work with a 1.6.6 application.

The version has to be the same afaik. It appears that there is neither a
backward nor a forward compatibility. I was under the impression that a 1.6.6
module works with a 1.6.2 application but a test showed that it doesn't.

Therefore I wonder whether we should add a conflict into the module's control
file. Comments anyone?

Michael
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On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:17:50PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:00:44PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > Please describe the version requirements of the dependency vbox
> > application and kernel module. There was reports that a 1.6.2 module
> > does not work with a 1.6.6 application.
> The version has to be the same afaik. It appears that there is neither a
> backward nor a forward compatibility. I was under the impression that a 1.6.6
> module works with a 1.6.2 application but a test showed that it doesn't.

Well.

> Therefore I wonder whether we should add a conflict into the module's control
> file. Comments anyone?

No. virtualbox have to make this a dependency. I have no problem in
producing a virtual package name which describes some sort of ABI.

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On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 01:52:20PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > Therefore I wonder whether we should add a conflict into the module's control
> > file. Comments anyone?
>
> No. virtualbox have to make this a dependency. I have no problem in
> producing a virtual package name which describes some sort of ABI.

But it's just a recommendation then. There is no dependency on the module
package in the vbox package.

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On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 02:35:56PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 01:52:20PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > > Therefore I wonder whether we should add a conflict into the module's control
> > > file. Comments anyone?
> > No. virtualbox have to make this a dependency. I have no problem in
> > producing a virtual package name which describes some sort of ABI.
> But it's just a recommendation then. There is no dependency on the module
> package in the vbox package.

It is a hard dependency, or does virtualbox work without the module?

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On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 04:28:55PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> Please read http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/.

???

> It is a hard dependency, or does virtualbox work without the module?

It does work without a module, but you cannot start a VM. Now this reduces the
functionality significantly but still there is functionality (like working with
disk images) that works without it. Besides, people might install the module
from source I think.

Michael

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