On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 23:28 +0200, Jan Ciger wrote:
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> Adam Williamson wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 15:16 +0200, Jan Ciger wrote:
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> > The binary driver has a -latest metapackage, which is always installed
> > by XFdrake. This is what causes it to get updated.
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> Yes, assuming it was released and got to the mirror before the kernel
> update which breaks things.

They are supposed to hit mirrors at the same time; they're released as
part of the same advisory. As far as I know, this has worked for all
2008 Spring kernel updates so far. I haven't had any other report of the
driver not being updated when the kernel was.

> Sorry, that is not an argument - that people do not update at late
> evening doesn't mean the problem is not there. Perhaps I was the only
> one who got bitten - consider yourself lucky.

With 2008, the kernel *did* make it out before the drivers a couple of
times, and I got several dozen complaints each time. It would have been
hard to miss.
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adamw