Re: What's Debian's /usr/src policy.
eichin@kitten.gen.ma.us (Mark W. Eichin) wrote on 31.12.97 in <[🔎] xe1d8idhawl.fsf@paycheck.thok.org>:
> Isn't there something *else* going on here as well? Namely, why does
> libc6-dev suddenly want kernel-headers, and a particular version at
> that, when neither it nor libc5-dev ever did before (and for
> good reasons?)
This was recently discussed. It's so that it doesn't have to contain a
huge patch that is essentially what the kernel-headers package is.
Also, that's why it wants a certain (known-good) version, of course.
MfG Kai
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