Re: IMPORTANT: dpkg and libc5 compatability libraries
On Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 08:37:44AM -0800, Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> Many of you probably know about the bug in dpkg 1.7.x that causes
> problems when Libc5 development packages are installed. I have been
> trying to combat this problem. At first I thought it would only be an
> issue for developers that had weird setups with libc5 applications, but
> a lot of packages exhibiting this bug have been pouring in, even as I
> submit bugs on them. If this spreads it will be harder to fight.
>
> Before building any packages, please do one of the following as a
> temporary solution until the bug is fixed.
> * Remove libc5 and all packages depending on it
> or
> * Downgrade dpkg to a pre-1.7 version.
This is all fixed in dpkg CVS now. I applied a patch from Adam Heath, and
reworked it a bit. Just waiting for Wichert's approval of the change, and
to make a new upload (hopefully by tomorrow's dinstall).
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