On Monday 30 June 2008 15:03:35 Tom Parker wrote: > Package: glew > Version: 1.5.0dfsg1-3 > > Fragment of my build log: > > #/usr/bin/make -C auto ../include/GL/glxew.h > /usr/bin/make GL_LDFLAGS=-lGL GLU_LDFLAGS=-lGLU GLUT_LDFLAGS=-lglut > make[1]: Entering directory > `/data/tparker/builder/sources/glew_1.5.0dfsg1-3' cc -O2 -Wall -W -Iinclude > -fPIC -o src/glew.pic_o -c src/glew.c > cc -shared -Wl,-soname=libGLEW.so.1.5 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -o > lib/libGLEW.so.1.5.0 src/glew.pic_o -lXmu -lXi -lGLU -lGL -lXext > -lX11 -lGL > /usr/bin/ld: unrecognized option '-Bsymbolic-functions' > /usr/bin/ld: use the --help option for usage information > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > make[1]: *** [lib/libGLEW.so.1.5.0] Error 1 > > "-Bsymbolic-functions" was only introduced in binutils 2.18 (according > to > http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/ld/NEWS?rev=1.78.2. >1&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=src) which is available in > testing/unstable, but not in current stable, so I think that glew needs to > have an explicit dependancy on it.
Glew 1.5 is only available in testing/unstable, not in current stable, therefor it doesn't need the dependency. The only purpose of a dependency could be to make a backport possible, but thats not a requirement in any way. Joost -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
