libc6/libgcc2/kiivi
Hi,
(not 100% sure that this hasn't already been mentioned here; I vaguely
seem to remember that -- but better say it once too often rather than
not at all).
I thought to update kiivi. Since it was proving troublesome, I thought
it best to remove build-essential 'temporarily' so that I could update,
and then reinstall it.
Turns out libc6 requires libgcc2, which is no longer available (unless
one installs stable). Since upgrading gcc to a fairly recent version now
conflicts against libgcc2, too, upgrading would require throwing libc6
off the system, which obviously won't happen.
This means we have to do a binNMU of libc6, which is going to be fun.
How do we proceed?
(NB: the above obviously also means that kiivi won't be building until
I get a working compiler on it again. Hints are welcome).
--
The biometric identification system at the gates of the CIA headquarters
works because there's a guard with a large gun making sure no one is
trying to fool the system.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/biometrics.html
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