Re: glibc 2.3.1-12 ...
At Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:03:01 +0100,
Sven Luther wrote:
> Could you perhaps add a :
>
> Conflict: ocaml (<<3.06-7)
>
> This is not a problem with unstable, since i rebuilt the ocaml packages,
> but the version in testing was built with the older glibc, and will
> break with the newer glibc, if the new glibc enters testing before the
> ocaml packages do.
>
> It is not all that important though, so i don't know if it is worth it,
> especially since that means that ocaml stuff will hold up glibc if it is
> not yet ready to enter testing, but i guess other packages will present
> the same problem.
Hmm, on my testing, ocaml 3.04-12 with libc6 2.3.1-12 runs well.
What is the problem?
> Anyway, if you don't do it yet, maybe it could be done at a later time,
> when both the new ocaml and the new glibc is in testing, so that people
> upgrading from woody don't have this problems ?
glibc should provide back compatibility, but if something is broken,
at least new ocaml depends on new libc6, so we don't get any problem,
I think.
Regards,
-- gotom
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