Re: stable->unstable = dependency problems with libc6 and kernel

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Ben Collins (bcollins@debian.org):
> > # apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.21
> > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.2.ds1-11) but 2.2.5-11.5 is to be installed
> > libdb1-compat: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5-13) but 2.2.5-11.5 is to be installed
> 
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.21 libc6

Tried that too:

# apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.21 libc6
<snip>
Do you want to upgrade glibc? [Y/n] Y

WARNING: You have a cpu which requires kernel 2.4.21
or greater in order to install this version of glibc.
Please upgrade the kernel before installing this package.

You should be able to install the latest version of the
sparc kernel-image in order to satisfy this need. You
can also download and compile the latest kernel source
yourself from a kernel mirror (see http://www.kernel.org/).
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-11_sparc.deb
(--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-11_sparc.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


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