Re: Debian packages moved from alph.gnu.org into mirror system?
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 07:36:10AM -0700, James Morrison wrote:
> > 2. We need a dummy package to fix broken dependencies, like versioned
> > dependencies on libc6-dev packages, which take a long time to fix, too.
>
> I think if a package depends on a versioned libc6-dev it is broken. Doesn't
> the alpha port use libc6.1-dev? So, if a versioned libc-dev is needed, the
> maintainer should list libc0.3-dev, libc6-dev, and libc6.1-dev.
Of course you are right. But we know this since two years, and there are
still packages which have this problem.
So, how many bug reports have you filed today? ;)
Thanks,
Marcus
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