On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 02:45:09PM -0400, Jeff Kinz wrote: > > it'd be nice if rpm depsolvers could automatically pull in updated > > kernel modules when the kernel is updated -- i.e. if the kernel module > > rpms were some how "bound" to the kernel. Currently, this doesn't work > > very well. There's been some talk on the Fedora Extras list about > > solving the problem, though. > That would be a nice feature, potentially hazardous though. Automated > updates into a production environment aren't always a happy making > event. ;-) This is separate from completely automated updates -- it's just automated depsolving. The upgraded kernel *does* mean that a new kernel module is required in order for the system to not be broken, and it's a situation current rpm/yum/whatever doesn't deal with. -- Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://www.mattdm.org/> Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/> Current office temperature: 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
