Package: linux-source-2.6.25 Version: 2.6.25-6 Severity: serious Justification: no longer builds from source
The dependency list for linux-source-2.6.25 recommends "gcc". Currently aptitude lists two candidates: 4:4.1.1-15 4:4.3.1-1 The second choice is invalid, and leads to a kernel compile that utterly fails, with an error message that most people would find cryptic. I think that this should be changed to gcc < 4.3, although there may be a more exactly defined point where the breakage occurs. The success of make-kpkg is creating its own problems, like users who want to compile their kernel but do not know anything about C compilers. I think this is something that dependencies can help with. It may be possible to use some sort of "conflicts" dependency for gcc, like "conflicts gcc >= 4.3", but I think that this would be hard to get right, since some people just want to READ the source! bfn, John -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.25 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]