Re: [PATCH] README: add pkg kernel-devel to dnf command

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On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 2:11 PM William Roberts
<bill.c.roberts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 12:59 PM Ondrej Mosnacek <omosnace@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 7:31 PM <william.c.roberts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > From: William Roberts <william.c.roberts@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > The text above states that kernel-devel is needed, but it's missing from
> > > the dnf command.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: William Roberts <william.c.roberts@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  README.md | 3 ++-
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
> > > index 1f7e5d92a100..a73e9cc0c06d 100644
> > > --- a/README.md
> > > +++ b/README.md
> > > @@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ following command:
> > >                 kernel-devel \
> >
> > It's actually right there already ^^
>
> Yeah that's the foot cannon, I thought I was good, but you need the
> specific ones
> as Ondrej pointed out to me.
>
> >
> > >                 quota \
> > >                 xfsprogs-devel \
> > > -               libuuid-devel
> > > +               libuuid-devel \
> > > +               kernel-devel-$(uname -r)
> >
> > I proposed adding the -$(uname -r) before, but there were some valid
> > counterarguments. See the discussion here:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/selinux/CAFqZXNs5jcOOnhzT8=DQgzaf9RtBZ1=oqTU83pjVLMqPb-rzHA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >
>
> Arguments for why the dnf command should have it with uname:
> 1. We tried to add it twice, it's bit people twice.
> 2. The README states "On a modern Fedora system you can install these
> dependencies with the following command:"
>     - which is wrong, you need the specific package
>     - If you're going to provide a "dnf install" or a apt-get install,
> it should just work
>     - the apt-get example has uname -r in it.
>     - so the precludes building your own kernel, if you do that as
> Paul stated, you're on your own. (lore comment)

I'm ok with adding it.



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