Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Roger Leigh: > >> We can't provide proper security support, and by now, libc5 is likely >> full of holes, so IMO it's best if we drop it. It's not like there's >> any active maintenance or we can do any serious work on it: it's dead >> code. >> >> If users need it, they can always grab a sarge (or older) CD and >> install from that. > > I agree. Security support would have made the difference, but the > rest you can get from a CD.
To follow up to the original report, the full package list for removal (and applicable RC bugs) are as follows: ld.so: ldso libdl1-altdev libc: libc5 libc5-altdev libc5-altdbg libdb: libdb1 libdb1-altdev libg++27: #322854 libg++27 libg++27-altdev regex: #318198 libregex0 libregex0-altdev termcap-compat: termcap-compat altgcc: #323139 altgcc Regards, Roger -- Roger Leigh Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/ Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org/ GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848. Please sign and encrypt your mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]