Re: -altdev packages (was Re: Bug#16987: xpm4g: attempts libc5 build on sparc)
Juan Cespedes wrote:
> On 12 Jan 1998, Mark W. Eichin wrote:
>
> > I didn't realize there were that many altdev libraries. Since there
> > never *were* libc5 X libs, I'd just as well not build altdev ones
> > either -- it's not like we have a "bo" sparc release to support,
> > right? Unless I hear some *really* good arguments, I'm not going to
> > add an X altdev package, either...
>
> Maybe we should get rid of all the -altdev packages, and
> `altgcc'?
>
> I don't know what's the best alternative. I only thougth it
> was easy to build all the altdev stuff, and I did it.
>
> Comments?
I built a altgcc package based on 2.7.2.3. I can upload it to help anyone.
Furthermore, I'm repackaging libc5 for -altdev and will upload it soon
(cwwith full sources).
OTOH, libc5 library packages could be required to run any other binaries not
coming from Debian.
Regards.
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