Hi Chris (and libc maintainers), Yes, you are right, I do not understand. I don't understand why I can't install the Tcl8.4 *official* sid package onto woody without upgrading libc... I am sorry if that might seem... strange? ;)
(See further below...) Thanks. Cheers, Csan Janos Holanyi Association of Hungarian Linux Users Email: csaniATlme.linux.hu Quoting Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 12:57:10PM +0100, Csan wrote: > > > Is it a bug for me? yes > > No. The package is perfectly usable for you. You just don't WANT to > do what's required to make it work (upgrade libc). That makes it a > wishlist item. I agree: it is a wishlist item from your (yes, more official than mine) point of view. > > - Does it "have a major effect on the usability of the package"? > > yes: installing it on a stable Debian would mean undermining the > > whole stable system > > Debian doesn't officially support installing unstable packages on > stable systems. I admit that the new version of apt makes this > *easier* than it used to be, but still, if you do that, you're on your > own. But you are not suggesting me an apt way - your solution would mean me totally getting out of apt and its advantages (by making my own package). > For this reason, issues with cross-release dependencies are NEVER bugs > (unless they affect upgrading, which this one doesn't.) Ok, then let me ask you the following: what was the reason of the versioned libc dependency for tcl8.4? (I can accept an 'I don't know' answer for sure ;)) Isn't it exaggerated? > > whereas removing that dependency on libc [...] > > I don't think you understand -- those dependencies are not generated > by me. They are created by the packaging system automatically from > the library packages. If you have a complaint about the libc > dependency, you need to talk to the libc maintainer. I have NO WAY to > adjust that dependency, except to downgrade libc (and everything that > depends on it), which I'm not going to do. There's a light! :) Hrm... so talk to the libc maintainer? Ok, thanks, I will try to contact him. (However, it is strange that a package maintainer does not have that level of control over his own package...) ---- Debian libc maintainers, I am sorry for disturbing... I'd need an explanation to the simple question: why the versioned libc dependency on Tcl8.4? Would it be possible to adust the libc dependency so that the woody libc would satisfy the needs of the Tcl8.4 package? ---- All the best to you all, Cheers, Csan > > -- > Chris Waters | Pneumonoultra- osis is too long > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single > or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | volcaniconi- standalone haiku > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
