merge 425595 423462 thanks On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 08:03:47AM -0700, Richard A Nelson wrote: > On Wed, 23 May 2007, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> >* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-05-23 06:48]: > >>> from editmap.c:41: > >>>../../include/sm/conf.h:1478:27: error: operator '>=' has no left operand > >>>../../include/sm/conf.h:1527:27: error: operator '>=' has no left operand > >This is because of headers, see #425595 > Yes, a user reported this, so I added (and it is in -4) > Build-Depends: make (>> 3.79.1-14), m4, patch, debhelper (>= 4.1.68), > linux-kernel-headers .... > Ah.... > Package: linux-libc-dev > Source: linux-2.6 > Version: 2.6.21-2 > Replaces: linux-kernel-headers, linux-libc-headers > Provides: linux-kernel-headers > Conflicts: linux-kernel-headers, linux-libc-headers > So, the mess gets worse - postfix, sendmail, gcj, and a plethor of other > packages :( > In general, I agree with Steve's comment about user code and the linux/* > header space. Well, waldi disagrees and he usually has no problem breaking userspace use of kernel headers when it's the right thing to do ;), so I think this change in linux-libc-dev is going to be reverted. > However, I don't see a workaround for sendmail/postfix - who are looking > not at the running kernel, but for a working feature set indication... And > there is not current API that I am aware of that provides this, other > than the headers :( Yes, I understand that the linux/* header set may > not match the extant kernel :( Right. > I have a few possible fixes: > Can we get linux-libc-dev to *NOT* provide linux-kernel-headers ? I don't see any reason that it would hurt for l-l-d to drop the provides:, but that won't help you anyway because l-k-h is deprecated and will be going away as soon as l-l-d is fully on its feet. > Although, I think the *BEST* idea would be for linux-libc-dev to > actually define LINUX_VERSION_CODE to the lowest level of kernel that is > supported (now, what - 2.6.18?). Yep. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]