[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#554843: Bug#554843: bullding pure binary deb packages for modules which do not depend on dkms

[Michael Gilbert]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Anthony L. Awtrey wrote:
> I know you can build a binary deb package using dkms like this:
>
> dkms mkdeb -m open-vm-tools -v 2012.05.21 \
>   --dkmsframework framework.conf --binaries-only

mkdeb certainly has some issues, but complaining is not going to solve
them.  Please take a look at what the code is currently doing, and
figure out how to fix it.  Then send us a patch, and we'll apply it.
That's how things get done.  A volunteer needs to step up to do it.
It should be pretty straightforward since the right bits are built,
they're just put in a tarball within the deb, rather than in the
correct paths.  Anyway, it should be fairly easy for anyone with
sufficient motivation and a bit of time.

Best wishes,
Mike