Re: bin86 missing (was Re: compiling new kernel)

[muggles]

well, some people ( myself included ) rarely if ever use dselect
and should not be bound to do so just get this standard package
installed.

i've compiled enough kernels and done enough installs and could argue
that i myself would install this package by rote but that has yet to
be the case and build a new kernel is often the first thing i do after
each install ( unless i have a custom kernel deb at hand )

it would be nice if there was a conditional depends that selected
bin86 whenever a kernel source package was selected for install 
and the arch = iX86 since it is basically pointless to try to build a 
new kernel without it. 

thx,

m*

.I can't understand how so many people seem to lose bin86. It's
.standard, therefore it is selected by default during the first pass
.of dselect when installing a new system. Where/when does it fade away?
.
.Cheers,
.

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RE: bin86 missing (was Re: compiling new kernel)

[Bryan Scaringe]

First thing I did after my install was remove all unused packages that didn't
cause dselect to have kittens.  bin86 was one of them.  found that out quick
enough.  The second thing I tried to do after install was recompile he kernel.

Bryan

 I can't understand how so many people seem to lose bin86. It's
 standard, therefore it is selected by default during the first pass
 of dselect when installing a new system. Where/when does it fade away?