Bug#231538: *sigh*

[Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>]

GOTO Masanori wrote:
> At Sat, 20 Mar 2004 13:56:31 -0500,
> Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> > Kernel 2.4.24 is *not* present in woody.
> > It is in woody-proposed-updates.
> > 
> > Please, someone, remember to convince Martin Schulze to accept it.  :-)
> 
> I don't know pure "woody" can have new kernel 2.4.24 package.  Martin,
> and Herbert?

Why should it?  The most recent Kernel in woody is 2.4.19.  There
won't be any newer ones than the ones with which woody was released.

> If "woody" does not have new kernel 2.4.24 package, then real i386

It doesn't.

> processor machine is hard to install newer glibc on sid because
> the latest glibc depends on kernel 2.4.24 or later.

What does sid have to do with woody?

> So if "woody" can't have 2.4.24, then should we add message to display
> "you need to install kernel 2.4.24 (it's available on the
> woody-proposed-updates)" with libc6.preinst?

You can't depend on the package stay in proposed-updates forever.

Regards,

	Joey

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