On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:06:45 -0700 Paul Thomas <pthomas8589@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, so I think my initial question was incorrect. apt was trying to > install the regular debian gcc which was creating the dependency on > libc-bin. Really the problem is that with just the emdebian repository > in sources.list (deb http://www.emdebian.org/grip squeeze main) it > doesn't know about gcc. Read the components page. > > Read the components page: > > http://www.emdebian.org/grip/#components > E: Unable to locate package gcc > > Even though as you pointed out the package is there: > http://www.emdebian.org/grip/search.php?package=gcc-4.4&distro=squeeze&arch=armel > > Is my sources.list line need to add something? Thanks for all the > help. > > Read the components page: > > http://www.emdebian.org/grip/#components gcc is a development package, so it's in the development component The page you quoted clearly shows the component: http://www.emdebian.org/grip/search.php?package=gcc-4.4&distro=squeeze&arch=armel [ Distribution: squeeze ] [ Component: dev ] [ Section: devel ] [ Architecture: armel ][ search again ] Development packages (ending in -dev or in the Debian Sections devel or libdevel are in the dev component and depend on packages in main. deb http://www.emdebian.org/grip squeeze main dev -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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