Bug#328483: Debian binutils dependency policy

2005-09-20 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
I have no idea why you've copied this to the binutils upstream list, debian-devel, et cetera... On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 10:09:03AM -0400, Camm Maguire wrote: Greetings! Do we have a plan or policy regarding packages which need to depend on binutils-dev? Is there now or will there ever be in

Bug#328483: Debian binutils dependency policy

2005-09-20 Thread Camm Maguire
Greetings! Do we have a plan or policy regarding packages which need to depend on binutils-dev? Is there now or will there ever be in the future a stable binary api, by which I mean one that might be good for a year or more of development on average? In such a case, would binary api

Bug#328483: Debian binutils dependency policy

2005-09-20 Thread Camm Maguire
Greetings, and thanks so much for your helpful reply! Daniel Jacobowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have no idea why you've copied this to the binutils upstream list, debian-devel, et cetera... Well, upstream for some idea of their release and versioning number plans, debian-devel as this

Bug#328483: Debian binutils dependency policy

2005-09-20 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 11:42:06AM -0400, Camm Maguire wrote: OK, but this is a pity. I still don't understand why this need be the case. Because the interface between BFD and binutils is subject to change and does on a regular basis, and there are not enough users to bother doing anything