On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 11:08:06AM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > Now, play the old kid's game. "One of these is not like the other, one of > these does not belong..." The one that doesn't belong is the one that > installs a version of software *other* than what was requested. The one that > doesn't belong is the one that does something contrary to every other package > out there. > > That isn't an opinion. That is fact. That is quantifiable.
However, gcc-2.95 needs to install /usr/bin/gcc or it isn't much use. The alternative to having a base gcc package is to use dpkg-managed alternatives; but alternatives are flaky and don't fulfil the objective of being able to ensure with some degree of surety that buildds and developers are using a more or less consistent version of gcc. This has been discussed in detail on debian-gcc many times. Once you have a base gcc package as we do, it's not much use without an actual compiler. Thus, while the situation isn't optimal, I can't see a better way. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
