[parisc-linux] [newbie] gcc/glibc problems

[Andrew Shugg]

Quoth Jurriaan Kalkman:
> >do you have libc6-dev installed?
>
> Hmm, I'd have to check that - but shouldn't that be a dependency, if
> it's needed for even the simplest use of gcc?

Interestingly, no.  Use of gcc does not necessitate use of the libc 2.2
headers.  While I suppose it would be very unusual to not use the
installed libc they've not made it such that you are forced to.

> I'm sorry if this goes off-topic here, I'll try not to bother this
> list with debian questions.

There's the debian-hppa list too.  =)

Andrew.

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