On 9 Jun 1997, Milan Zamazal wrote: > >>>>> "GM" == Guy Maor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > GM: David Frey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > :: Must all new programs goint into unstable be linked with libc6? > > GM: Since Debian 2.0 is meant to be a libc6 system, the answer is yes. > > Well, if I install libc6 now, wouldn't it break compilation of some > programs? I'm dependent on my Debian machine, so I can't perform too > hard experiments with it.
Yes, it breaks the compilation of a good number of programms, but most fixes are more or less trivial. I switched to glibc2/libc6/hamm over 6 weeks ago and so far my system is running just fine. If you really need to continue to compile libc5 dependent stuff, install the alt-dev packages. > And if I can't install libc6 safely enough now, does it mean I really > shouldn't upload new versions of my packages? No, if there is no other way, upload versions linked against libc5, but you should really try to switch as soon as possible. Mike -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .