* Remy Indebetouw ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020220 09:26]: > I have potato but libc6 (and a couple of other things, I think > binutils) from woody. I need lib6c-dev, but want as little > else as possible. I tried pointing my sources.list at woody, running > apt-get upgrade,and apt-get install libc6-dev. It wants to do a lot of
Also, if you get only one thing from woody, let it be apt. You should set yourself up with a nice /etc/apt/preferences to make running a hybrid (potato/woody) system MUCH easier to maintain. > Why do all these other packages depend on libc6-dev? (as opposed to > libc6) Not the case; see below. > >apt-get install libc6-dev > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > debconf debconf-utils debhelper dialog dpkg-dev esound esound-common > freeciv > gnome-games-locale html2text imlib-base libart2 libbonobo2 libbz2-1.0 > libc6 ^^^^^ there's the rub. dpkg -s libc6-dev | grep "Version\|Depends" Version: 2.2.5-3 Depends: libc6 (= 2.2.5-3) The -dev depends on the libc6 package, which in turn wants to upgrade *everything* else. Not sure what to recommend to you in your situation. You could install a minimal woody system in a chroot, but there are probably better ways. List? good times, Vineet -- Currently seeking opportunities in the SF Bay Area Please see http://www.doorstop.net/resume/ -- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." --Beatrice Hall, The Friends of Voltaire, 1906
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