Package: gcc Version: 4:3.3.4-3 Severity: wishlist Hello dear gcc developers!
May I ask you why gcc doesn't depend on libc6-dev? Why does it "only" recommend it? More and more newbies still ask "why do I get : checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables" That's pretty annoying when the same question still repeats on the mailing lists and newsgroups. How many applications could be compiled without libc6-dev? I think that if someone type `apt-get install gcc` he/she should get full working C compiler. I can't name our gcc full working if it is shipped without libc6. regards fEnIo -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-1-686 Locale: LANG=pl_PL, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL Versions of packages gcc depends on: ii cpp 4:3.3.4-3 The GNU C preprocessor (cpp) ii cpp-3.3 1:3.3.4-13 The GNU C preprocessor ii gcc-3.3 1:3.3.4-13 The GNU C compiler -- no debconf information
