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Re: Depending on kernel >= 2.6



On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 01:17:15PM -0400, Andres Salomon wrote:
> > linux-kernel-headers is pseudo-build-essential by virtue of being a
> > dependency of libc6-dev. Do not include unnecessary build-dependencies
> > on it. Why do people keep thinking they should be messing with this
> > package?
> 
> *blink*.  It's 2.6 only.  If it exists, it means glibc contains 2.6 kernel
> headers.  If it doesn't exist, it means it's an older glibc, containing
> 2.4 kernel headers.  It doesn't sound very unnecessary to me.  The other
> alternative is a versioned glibc build-dep, but this just seems easier.

Unless you're claiming to have invented time travel, that is
stunningly irrelevant.

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