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dkms package

"_" in a module name causes it to not work properly with mkdeb

Bug #511619 reported by Guillaume
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: dkms

Hello,

I try to provide a driver I wrote (details here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=143025) by using dkms to install it whatever kernel is used.

I try to use the command "sudo dkms mkdeb --source-only -m nvidia_bl -v 0.51" but I have this output:

">sudo dkms mkdeb --source-only -m nvidia_bl -v 0.51
Using /etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb
copying template...
modifying debian/changelog...
modifying debian/compat...
modifying debian/control...
modifying debian/copyright...
modifying debian/dirs...
modifying debian/postinst...
modifying debian/prerm...
modifying debian/README.Debian...
modifying debian/rules...
copying legacy postinstall template...
Copying source tree...
Gathering binaries...Marking modules for 2.6.31-16-generic (x86_64) for archiving...

Creating special tarball structure to accomodate only binaries.

Tarball location: /var/lib/dkms/nvidia_bl/0.51/tarball/nvidia_bl-0.51.dkms.tar.gz

DKMS: mktarball Completed.

Copying DKMS tarball into DKMS tree...
Building binary package...dpkg-buildpackage: avertissement: utilisation d'une commande pour obtenir les privilèges administrateur en tant qu'administrateur
 fakeroot debian/rules clean
 debian/rules build
 fakeroot debian/rules binary
 dpkg-genchanges -b >../nvidia-bl-dkms_0.51_amd64.changes
dpkg-genchanges: envoi d'un binaire - aucune inclusion de code source

DKMS: mkdeb Completed.
Moving built files to /var/lib/dkms/nvidia_bl/0.51/deb...
Cleaning up temporary files...
guillaume@Guillaume:/usr/src/nvidia_bl-0.51$ sudo dkms mkdeb --source-only -m nvidia_bl -v 0.51
Using /etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb
copying template...
modifying debian/changelog...
modifying debian/compat...
modifying debian/control...
modifying debian/copyright...
modifying debian/dirs...
modifying debian/postinst...
modifying debian/prerm...
modifying debian/README.Debian...
modifying debian/rules...
copying legacy postinstall template...
Copying source tree...
Building binary package...dpkg-buildpackage: avertissement: utilisation d'une commande pour obtenir les privilèges administrateur en tant qu'administrateur
 fakeroot debian/rules clean
 debian/rules build
 fakeroot debian/rules binary
 dpkg-genchanges -b >../nvidia-bl-dkms_0.51_amd64.changes
dpkg-genchanges: envoi d'un binaire - aucune inclusion de code source

DKMS: mkdeb Completed.
Moving built files to /var/lib/dkms/nvidia_bl/0.51/deb...
Cleaning up temporary files..."

If I try to install the deb file, it gives :

">sudo dpkg -i nvidia-bl-dkms_0.51_all.deb
Sélection du paquet nvidia-bl-dkms précédemment désélectionné.
(Lecture de la base de données... 166233 fichiers et répertoires déjà installés.)
Dépaquetage de nvidia-bl-dkms (à partir de nvidia-bl-dkms_0.51_all.deb) ...
Paramétrage de nvidia-bl-dkms (0.51) ...
Aucun paquet ne correspond à nvidia_bl-dkms.
Loading new nvidia_bl-/usr/share/nvidia_bl-dkms DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
This package appears to be a binaries-only package
 you will not be able to build against kernel 2.6.31-16-generic
 since the package source was not provided"

The source are indeed here, in "/usr/src/nvidia_bl-0.51" but are not built.

If I do a simple "sudo dkms mkdeb --source-only -m nvidia_bl -v 0.51", the binary is installed but the sources are not build for the other kernel version.

I think that something is not triggered in post installation scripts. Any suggestions ?

Best regards.

Guillaume

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/oneiric/dkms
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Guillaume (guillaume-zin) wrote :

To correct a mistake at the end of my post: if I do a simple "sudo dkms mkdeb -m nvidia_bl -v 0.51", the binary is installed but the sources are not build for the other kernel versions.

Guillaume

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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

What version of DKMS are you running? That first command gives me significantly different output:

$ sudo dkms mkdeb --source-only -m bcmwl -v 5.60.48.36+bdcom
Using /etc/dkms/template-dkms-mkdeb
copying template...
modifying debian/changelog...
modifying debian/compat...
modifying debian/control...
modifying debian/copyright...
modifying debian/dirs...
modifying debian/postinst...
modifying debian/prerm...
modifying debian/README.Debian...
modifying debian/rules...
copying legacy postinstall template...
Copying source tree...
Building binary package...dpkg-buildpackage: warning: using a gain-root-command while being root
 fakeroot debian/rules clean
 debian/rules build
 fakeroot debian/rules binary
 dpkg-genchanges -b >../bcmwl-dkms_5.60.48.36+bdcom_i386.changes
dpkg-genchanges: binary-only upload - not including any source code

DKMS: mkdeb Completed.
Moving built files to /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/deb...

--

I'm running DKMS 2.1.1.1 myself.

Changed in dkms (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Guillaume (guillaume-zin) wrote :

Hello,

I'm running DKMS 2.1.0.1-0ubuntu1, but I don't see any difference between your messages and messages (except that we are not compiling the same driver and the localized messages) : you have too that weird message "dpkg-genchanges: binary-only upload - not including any source code".

Guillaume.

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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

Does your module name have to have the "_" in the name? I'm suspecting that's where the breakage is coming from. Can you try to produce a DKMS package without that "_" in the name?

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Guillaume (guillaume-zin) wrote :

Hello,

You were right, the problem goes away if the "_" is removed from the directory and module name.

Thank you, and sorry for the delay.

Mario Limonciello (superm1)
summary: - dkms mkdeb --source-only makes a deb file that won't install anything
+ "_" in a module name causes it to not work properly with mkdeb
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for dkms (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in dkms (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
Mario Limonciello (superm1)
Changed in dkms (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → Triaged
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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

This should now be possible with current master. tested with

commit 487542f1648e331b06eb42758416d015063a029d
Author: Mario Limonciello <email address hidden>
Date: Tue Jul 12 18:36:36 2011 -0500

    Fix debian packages (which contained binary only tarballs and source in the deb itself)

Changed in dkms (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package dkms - 2.2.0.1-0ubuntu1

---------------
dkms (2.2.0.1-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * New upstream version. Bugs fixed in Ubuntu:
  * Apport hook:
    - Only generate reports about supported kernel version (LP: #766150)
    - Include fglrx make file (LP: #792444)
    - Crashes in get_source() (LP: #532496)
    - Apport script fails (LP: #798498)
  * Openafs modules leaving empty make.log (LP: #593509)
  * '_' in module name causes mkdeb to fail (LP: #511619)
  * PRE_BUILD command invoked from wrong directory. (LP: #702638)
  * Speed up for large amounts of modules (LP: #786672)
  * Leaves temp files in /tmp (LP: #810134)
  * Generate .changes file for LP: upload (LP: #582668)
  * Don't change access rights of upstream source (LP: #582670)
  * common.postinst fails on failed build (LP: #595968)
  * Using a hyphen as part of PACKAGE_VERSION causes failures (LP: #599983)
  * dkms shouldn't source all the variables in dkms.conf (LP: #599985)
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:18:56 -0500

Changed in dkms (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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