Description of problem: Mageia 1 Alpha1 use module-init-tools 3.6 release but the latest stable version is 3.12. Please upgrade it from 3.6 (2009-02-04) to 3.12 (2010-06-07) to fix bugs and add improvements. module-init-tools changelog available at http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.git;a=shortlog;h=v3.12 Sources: http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-3.12.tar.gz For better information, latest module-init-tools release in several Linux Distribution : Fedora 14 laughlin use 3.11.1 OpenSuse 11.3 use 3.12 Debian 6.0 squeeze use 3.12 Ubuntu 10.10 maverick use 3.12 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Mageia Alpha1 module-init-tools-3.6-15.mga1 Improvement features : * 3.7 at http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.git;a=shortlog;h=v3.7 modprobe: Fix segfault when MODPROBE_OPTIONS="" modprobe: abort loading module if one of its dependents fails to load modprobe: Fix segfault in parse_config_file * 3.8 at http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.git;a=shortlog;h=v3.8 Allow to link zlib dynamically * 3.9 at http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.git;a=shortlog;h=v3.9 depmod: fix uninitialized value error in "depmod --warn" code *3.11 at http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.git;a=shortlog;h=v3.11 modinfo: Fix segmentation fault due to the wrong parameter *3.12 https://modules.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Module_init_tools_3_12 devnames. Kay Sievers implemented support for "devname" alias entries in depmod. These are special aliases that are added by kernels after 2.6.35 (inclusive). http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.git;a=shortlog;h=v3.12 Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce:
CC: (none) => dmorganec, ennael1
Keywords: (none) => TriagedAssignee: bugsquad => tmb
@ Thomas No news for this package to update ? After Alpha 2 ?
I'm not sure we want to upgrade this for Mageia 1 as it's currently patched to split out libs that interact with the installer. In order to upgrade either that patch needs to be rewritten, or the installer needs to be partly redesigned to use unmodified module-init-tools.
(In reply to comment #2) > I'm not sure we want to upgrade this for Mageia 1 as it's currently patched to > split out libs that interact with the installer. > > In order to upgrade either that patch needs to be rewritten, or the installer > needs to be partly redesigned to use unmodified module-init-tools. Ok, I understand that there is a lot of work to do to update this package. And for testing this upgrade too. Because Mageia use module-init-tools 3.6 that is very old and that is now not used by the main Linux distribution (Debian stable use 3.12 !), I think that upgrade module-init-tools 3.6 to 3.12 must be in the main priority tasks for Mageia 2 release.
Well, if you succeed in making it works with ldetect, then it's OK upstream promised (twice (or even 3 times?)) to merge this patch but never did.
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Target Milestone: --- => Mageia 2
closing, 3.16 is in cauldron
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXEDSource RPM: (none) => module-init-tools