Bug#633961: linux images must conflict with unfixed input-utils
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 02:30:41PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
>
> > What would be the correct handling for a package whose upstream sources
> > use a userspace<->kernel interface introduced in 2.6.39?
>
> Check for -ENOSYS, print a helpful error message, and exit. And cooperate
> with upstream to come up with a reasonable fallback so your package can
> work in a sid chroot on a stable system.
Why is this "sid chroot on a stable system" usecase so important?
And how are you currently ensuring that perf is working in your
"sid chroot on a stable system" usecase?
cu
Adrian
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