Re: Serious issues with linux-2.6 (was: Re: Scheduling linux-2.6 2.6.18-3)

[Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>]

On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 01:58:53PM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote:
> * Bastian Blank (waldi@debian.org) [061012 12:41]:
> > On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 01:53:58PM +0200, Frederik Schueler wrote:
> > > Two big issues are still open:
> > > - hppa FTBFS
> > > - alpha gcc-4.0 build dependency

> > What should we do with them? Finally disable alpha and hppa(64)?

> I don't think it is an option to ship Debian without hppa and alpha
> kernels.

> So, the only two options seem to me:
> a) someone fixes these issues, or
> b) we ship with what we have in etch now, that is 2.6.17.

The gcc-4.0 build-dependency is not new in 2.6.18, the current kernel in
testing has the same issue.  And I can see no reason to treat this as RC.

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