On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 08:17:32AM -0500, Michael Satterwhite wrote: > > ***PROBLEM: The new installation routine does not install development tools. > The nature of Linux with the near standard of ./configure make makes the > resultant system very weak. In addition, adding the tools afterward is very > error prone. I've used apt to install gcc, g++, etc and (after 2 days) am > still not able to compile because of a missing cc1plus. Older versions of the > installer made installation of development tools a simple matter of one > selection during installation. Either apt needs to be able to actually > install working compilers or the installer needs to be able to set up the > compilation tools - preferably both should work. The removal of the feature > to install development tools makes the installation of Linux from this > version of the installer all but useless. Please consider putting the ability > to install development tools as part of the base install back in the > intaller. This change is a giant step backward.
you just need to install build-essential and the problem of the missing package is maybe about the gcc transition, it will be fixed for the release. And there is no more a development task. Search debian-boot archives for rationale. Thanks for your bug report. -- Thomas Poindessous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
