On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 12:49:49PM +0100, Maximilian Attems wrote: > On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 12:39:42PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 04:55:55PM +0100, maximilian attems wrote: > > > can we put that patch in? > > > > No, it is NOT possible to build things against this package. > > baah, it is. > please tell what is breaking because of the asm link? > > > > would unbreak klibc. > > > > klibc is a userspace part, not a kernel modul. The headers packages are > > there to build kernel modules against. > > klibc was almost included into linux upstream, > but missed somehow the freeze before the 2.6 release. > > it is usperspace, but it's build is not polished as described > in its klibc/README. > it needs a link to a fresh kernel source. > linux-headers is nicely providing those. > > if you send me a patch that build klibc against linux-kernel-headers, > your revert is fine until then klibc needs to be updated for different > archs and needs unfucked linux-headers. >
It is reather trivial to do som i had not the time, but klibc is kindof your package, so i guess the right thing would be to work with the debian-glibc folk who maintain linux-kernel-headers, to upgrade them to a newer version than the one in sid currently (2.6.13-rcsomething), or to use the headers of the kernel-libc project, which i guess is also the klibc stuff. I don't think loosing everyones time with ugly hacks, instead of fixing it the right way is a good long term solution, and you clearly have time to speak about this, so why not file a bug report against linux-kernel-headers, and get them to speak to us about this ? I spoke with Jeff bailey and maybe even gotom about this a bit on irc on #debian-glibc when i tried this, but it just need someone taking things in hand. The fact that klibc is not polished or whatever is just a poor excuse, as i provided you with all the needed code for klibc to build against l-k-h, provided l-k-h is fixed, just follow up on my discussion with them and get things moving. If i had time i would have followed up with this, but like it is i will not have time for any debian work until early january, so ... Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
