[Fwd: Re: Gaim needs kernel-headers ?]
---BeginMessage--- On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 02:45:37PM +, John Peter wrote: Hello all I would like to understand why, if someone has the time to explain it ... I have Sarge and 2.4.22 kernel ( installed and configured by me from sources). I allready had installed gaim_0.72-1 wich was compiled from sources and a .deb produced with Checkinstall . No kernel headers where needed - perhaps because it was built against the installed kernel? Now I removed (purged) the installed version, changed the distro in sources.list to sid and installed the very same version of gaim but it installed linux-kernel-headers for the 2.5.999 version - does this just mean it was built with this kernel ?And does it really need them ( the headers) ? Gaim depends on libc6 - libc6 in sid now depends on the package currenty known as linux-kernel-headers. The 'odd-looking' version number doesn't need to match your running kernel because this package contains private headers for libc6, which originated from the kernel; rather than anything tied to the kernel you are running. Some people are currently debating whether or not calling this package linux-kernel-headers is too confusing. -- Jon Dowland http://jon.dowland.name/ ---End Message---
Gaim needs kernel-headers ?
Hello all I would like to understand why, if someone has the time to explain it ... I have Sarge and 2.4.22 kernel ( installed and configured by me from sources). I allready had installed gaim_0.72-1 wich was compiled from sources and a .deb produced with Checkinstall . No kernel headers where needed - perhaps because it was built against the installed kernel? Now I removed (purged) the installed version, changed the distro in sources.list to sid and installed the very same version of gaim but it installed linux-kernel-headers for the 2.5.999 version - does this just mean it was built with this kernel ?And does it really need them ( the headers) ? Thank you . John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Gaim needs kernel-headers ?
On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 14:45:37 + John Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have Sarge and 2.4.22 kernel ( installed and configured by me from sources). I allready had installed gaim_0.72-1 wich was compiled from sources and a.deb produced with Checkinstall . No kernel headers where needed - perhaps because it was built against the installed kernel? Now I removed (purged) the installed version, changed the distro in sources.list to sid and installed the very same version of gaim but it installed linux-kernel-headers for the 2.5.999 version - does this just mean it was built with this kernel ?And does it really need them ( the headers) ? Recently, libc6 has changed in sid and libc6-dev now needs new linux-kernel-headers. From Debian Weekly News: Split Kernel Header Files. Otto Wyss [46]wondered why [47]libc6-dev suddenly depended on [48]linux-kernel-headers. Mark Brown [49]explained that there have always been some kernel headers included in libc6-dev. They have just been split out into a separate package now. Several of these headers are referenced by headers provided by glibc which would break those headers if linux-kernel-headers is not installed. So you have to install linux-kernel-headers if you have libc6-dev. If you want to check dependiencies type: apt-cache show gaim and check line 'Depends:' Karol -- | Karol Czachorowski narel(at)fantastyka.net| | JID: narel(at)jabber.org GG: 2786028 | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
