RE: "Can't compile from source" bugs
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> Are packages in unstable expected to compile on stable, and if they don't, is
> this an important bug? How far are package maintainers expected to go to
> maintain source compatibility with stable?
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the version in a dist should compile on that dist. potato's rrdtools should
compile on potato, but may not on woody or slink. If you can make that happen,
great, but it is not something you MUST do.
We eventually quit supporting libc4 because we simply could not compile it
anymore.
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