Bug#559069: linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64: why gcc-4.1 instead of gcc-4.3?

[dann frazier <dannf@dannf.org>]

reassign 559069 linux-2.6
thanks

On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 11:46:15AM +0530, Mohan R wrote:
> package linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64
> severity 559069 wishlist
> thanks
>
> dann frazier wrote:
>> As far as Debian is concerned, its not a bug to use a compiler still
>> available in the distribution. It can be a wishlist bug if a package
>> doesn't work w/ a newer compiler, but it won't be a candidate for a
>> stable release.
>>
>
> I just concerned about the conflicts if I install two version of gcc.
> Installing gcc-4.1(with its dependencies) just for linux-headers-2.6.26.2-amd64
> package seems waste of bandwidth and storage. Because I already installed
> 'gcc-4.3' and its working smoothly.

Sorry, this won't happen in a stable release - saving space on a
development system isn't sufficient reason to break stable systems or
make kernel packages unbuildable.

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dann frazier