Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 161036
tpctl rpm requires MIA package kernel-module-thinkpad
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:08 EST
Description of problem: tpctl requires kernel-module-thinkpad, which is not in Core or extras, assume it's referring to ibm_acpi module which is in Core kernel by default. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): tpctl-4.17-2.i386 How reproducible: Obtain tpctl rpm, attempt to install it, watch as it fails because of kernel-module-thinkpad dependency. Steps to Reproduce: 1. wget http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/4/i386/tpctl-4.17-2.i386.rpm 2. rpm -hiv tpctl-4.17-2.i386 Actual results: error: Failed dependencies: kernel-module-thinkpad >= 3.2 is needed by tpctl-4.17-2.i386 Expected results: Should have installed. Additional info:
Nope, ibm_acpi is not the same thing as kernel-module-thinkpad. kernel-module-thinkpad exists currently in Extras CVS only, because there's no consensus on how to name/version "external" kernel module packages so that dependency solvers would do the right thing, and because the Extras build system is (possibly, not 100% investigated) somewhat lacking on the features needed to build the module packages sanely. Anyway, this is definitely a problem we should solve one way or another soon. Unless we can find a good solution, tpctl (and configure-thinkpad) will have to be pulled from the repository. In the meantime, you can build kernel-module-thinkpad for your kernel from CVS, see http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/extras.shtml for instructions how to grab it, and do a "make i686" in the checked out kernel-module-thinkpad directory.
*** Bug 161922 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Discussion on kernel module packaging has restarted on the fedora-packaging mailing list, but in the meantime, I've requested pulling tpctl, apmiser and configure-thinkpad from the repository. Resolving as DEFERRED until we start actually shipping the module packages. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/FC3Status http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/FC4Status
*** Bug 162558 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 163466 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Status update: - Still no agreed way to package/ship kernel module packages - Required build system features for building kernel module packages missing - kernel-module-thinkpad, tpctl, and configure-thinkpad are up for grabs for a new maintainer: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/OrphanedPackages