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Re: dependancies on libc5



>>>>> "Brian C White" writes:

> Since so many packages depend upon libc5, would it not be a good
> idea just to label it as essential?  I'm sure there are many
> packages that currently should list libc5 as a dependancy, but
> don't.

And it creates havoc for the Alpha port (which i am about to resume):
Linux/Alpha has no shared libs and still uses a descendant of libc4
call libc-0.NN. That makes most of the control file unusable, because
i would like to reserve libc5 for a true libc v5 (which will probably
appear when DEC, SGI et al. have agreed on ELF64...)

Dominik



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