Re: r1026 - in glibc-package/trunk/debian: . debhelper.in local/etc_init.d rules.d script.in
On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 02:43:39AM +0000, Masanori Goto wrote:
> Author: gotom
> Date: 2005-08-26 02:43:37 +0000 (Fri, 26 Aug 2005)
> New Revision: 1026
>
[...]
> + # intel i386 requires a recent kernel
> + if [ "$realarch" = i386 ]
> + then
> + if dpkg --compare-versions "$kernel_ver" lt 2.4.24
> + then
> + echo WARNING: This machine has i386 class processor.
> + echo Debian sarge and later, you need to use at least a 2.4.24
> + echo or 2.6.0 kernel on i386. Please upgrade your kernel
> + echo before installing glibc.
> + echo The reason is that "bswap" instruction is not supported
> + echo on i386 class processors, and newer kernel can emulate
> + echo such lacking instructions.
> + exit_check
> + fi
> + fi
FYI, from the linux-2.6 2.6.12-1 changelog:
* Dropped the following patches:
[...]
- x86-i486_emu.patch (buggy and insecure 80486 instruction emulation
for 80386; we're no longer supporting this) (closes: #250468)
So, this warning is no longer true (at least for etch/sid).
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