Bug#212248: gcc-3.3: build fail for libobj not including boehm-gc include files

[Matt <dirtbird@ntlworld.com>]

Matthias Klose wrote:

>  severity 212248 wishlist tags 212248 - patch tags 212248 - sid thanks
>
>
>  Colin Watson writes:
>
> > On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 10:57:41PM +0100, Matt Keenan wrote:
> >
> >> Package: gcc-3.3 Version: 1:3.3.2-0pre4 Severity: serious Tags:
> >> sid patch Justification: no longer builds from source
> >>
> >> the patch file debian/patches/libobjc.dpatch has an assumption
> >> that you have the the gc header files installed. the code snippet
> >> below shows how it should be (i.e. using the headers from the
> >> source package). hope this helps :)
>
>
>  besides the patch is not needed, the patch is incomplete. you still
>  link with the installed gc library. the other question is, if the
>  boehm-gc built for libgcj is suitable for libobjc.
>
>  see http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2003-02/msg01520.html and
>  http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2001-01/msg01019.html for further details.
>
> > gcc-3.3 build-depends on libgc-dev, containing said headers. I
> > don't see how this is more than a wishlist bug myself, particularly
> > as it seems to be building fine on the autobuilders. Could you
> > justify the serious severity?
>
>
>  done.

ok i see now, didnt realise the extent of the problem. well feel free
to drop this bug to wishlist or to drop it entirely.. has the
build-depend for libgc-dev been checked? do you want me to check it?

   matt