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dkms: Use a generic missing kernel headers error message #594

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion dkms.in
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Expand Up @@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ prepare_kernel()
# Check that kernel-source exists
_check_kernel_dir "$1" || {
die 21 "Your kernel headers for kernel $1 cannot be found at $install_tree/$1/build or $install_tree/$1/source." \
"Please install the linux-headers-$1 package or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located."
"Please install your distribution's kernel headers package matching $1, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located."
}
}

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions run_test.sh
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Expand Up @@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ echo 'Building the test module for a kernel without headers installed (expected
run_with_expected_error 21 dkms build -k "${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders" -m dkms_test -v 1.0 << EOF

Error! Your kernel headers for kernel ${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders cannot be found at /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders/build or /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders/source.
Please install the linux-headers-${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders package or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Please install your distribution's kernel headers package matching ${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
EOF

echo 'Building the test module for more than one kernel version (same version twice for this test)'
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ echo ' Running dkms autoinstall (expected error)'
run_with_expected_error 21 dkms autoinstall -k "${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders" << EOF

Error! Your kernel headers for kernel ${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders cannot be found at /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders/build or /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders/source.
Please install the linux-headers-${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders package or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Please install your distribution's kernel headers package matching ${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
EOF

if [[ -x /usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller ]]; then
Expand All @@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ echo ' Running dkms kernel_postinst (expected error)'
run_with_expected_error 21 dkms kernel_postinst -k "${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders" << EOF

Error! Your kernel headers for kernel ${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders cannot be found at /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders/build or /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders/source.
Please install the linux-headers-${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders package or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Please install your distribution's kernel headers package matching ${KERNEL_VER}-noheaders, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
EOF

echo ' Running dkms kernel_prerm'
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