#212353 libc6.1-dev: please stop providing "libc6-dev"

Package:
src:glibc
Source:
glibc
Submitter:
Robert Millan
Date:
2014-06-26 14:57:06 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#212353#5
Date:
2003-09-23 14:45:04 UTC
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To:
Please could you remove "libc6-dev" from the Provides line in the libc6.1-dev
package?

The Debian package-set should be aware that libc-dev is not libc6-dev and
stop depending on libc6-dev unconditionaly. Providing this dirty hack is
detrimental for the long-term fixing of this problem.
#212353#10
Date:
2003-10-06 00:30:18 UTC
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To:
I don't mind providing libc6-dev for libc0.3-deb.  I think the right
solution is to drop the provides completely.  The former we can do now,
the latter we cannot consider until after Sarge releases.

Do you mind holding off until December for this?

Tks,
Jeff Bailey
#212353#15
Date:
2003-10-06 13:53:48 UTC
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To:
Fully agreed (all 4 statements). Could you do the former now?

Of course not. I knew that before submitting the bug.

If you're going to add the provides to libc0.3-dev, don't forget adding them
to libc1-dev.

Btw, maybe this bug should be reassigned to libc0.3-dev?
#212353#24
Date:
2005-04-21 07:43:10 UTC
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To:
At Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:45:04 +0000,
Robert Millan wrote:
libc6-dev, please fill bug report to packages which has "Depends:
libc6-dev".  At least on my environment:

  > grep-available -F Depends,Recommends,Suggests libc6-dev | grep ^Package: | wc
      200     400    4387

It already acquired popularity.  I don't know any strong requirement
to get rid of providing libc6-dev.  If you don't have any interests to
work for it, I also don't mind to close this report.

Regards,
-- gotom