Re: build depends on kernel-headers
Sam Hartman <hartmans@mit.edu> wrote:
> This brings up an interesting point. While we should work with
> upstream maintainers to fix these problems, we should also try to
> avoid making these programs harder to build on Debian than other
> distributions. If other distributions are still making headers
> available in such a way that existing software builds, and we do not,
> then we make lives harder for both our users and maintainers. Yes, it
> may be more correct, but we need to be carefule not to correct our
> users into frustration. Managing careful transition plans is also an
> important part of correctness.
This is not something that we're doing. This is a decision taken by the
upstream kernel maintainer(s).
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