[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#620754: dkms should depend on kernel gcc version

[Carlos Izquierdo]

Package: dkms
Version: 2.1.1.2-6
Severity: minor

Currently dkms depends on gcc, which in turn depends on the latest gcc version
available (e.g.: gcc-4.5). However, when installing any linux-headers-package,
the specific gcc version with which the image was built is automatically pulled
in (e.g.: gcc-4.4).

To avoid multiple gcc installations (especially on systems that only have a C
compiler for the purpose of building drivers), could dkms just depend on
something provided by all gcc versions (for example, c-compiler)?

Thank you!



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  coreutils                     8.5-1      GNU core utilities
ii  dpkg-dev                      1.15.8.10  Debian package development tools
ii  gcc                           4:4.5.2-2  The GNU C compiler
ii  make                          3.81-8     An utility for Directing compilati
ii  module-init-tools             3.12-1     tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii  patch                         2.6.1-1    Apply a diff file to an original

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
pn  fakeroot                      <none>     (no description available)
ii  linux-headers-2.6.32-5-686 [l 2.6.32-31  Header files for Linux 2.6.32-5-68
ii  linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 [lin 2.6.32-31  Linux 2.6.32 for modern PCs
ii  sudo                          1.7.4p6-1  Provide limited super user privile

dkms suggests no packages.

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