> From: Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> > Subject: Re: Bug#661998: version requirement too specific > To: 661998-d...@bugs.debian.org > Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:13:09 +0000 > > On Sat, 2012-03-03 at 13:04 +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > [...] >> So why is there such a close version requirement between perf and >> linux-tools-x.y? Why isn't there a perf_3 binary or just an >> alternative that works with 3.x kernels in general > > perf version x.y may generally depend on new kernel features in x.y.
How does that prevent the existance of a perf_3 binary that requires only features present in all (most) 3.x kernels? Sure you wouldn't get all the bleeding edge features but you would get most functionality. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org