Re: lchown(), libc6-2.0.7pre1, and 2.1.8x kernels
In an attempt to save the world from disaster, Steve Hsieh wrote:
> Doesn't appear to be good enough on its own...
However, didn't Linus agree to change the kernels after 2.1.87 (or 88?) so
that an old dpkg would work with the latest kernels?
>
> dpkg: error processing ssltelnet_0.11.1-2.deb (--install):
> error setting ownership of symlink `usr/man/man8/in.telnetd.8.gz': No such file or directory
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>
> ii libc6 2.0.7pre1-1 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files)
>
> % uname -a
> Linux minnie2.eecs.umich.edu 2.1.85 #1 Wed Feb 11 15:39:06 EST 1998 i686 unknown
>
>
> On 11 Feb 1998, David Z. Maze wrote:
>
> >
> > The lchown() function shows up in the most recent libc6 package. Is
> > this on its own enough for dpkg to work happily with the 2.1.81+
> > kernels?
> >
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