On (22/08/08 10:08), Phil Blundell wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 18:25 -0700, Khem Raj wrote:
> > This patch makes an alias for libc-dev which points to libc6-dev in
> > glibc and eglibc. This makes this package have same name like uclibc.
> > This helps in writing recipes which uses these dev packages to use
> > just one name and do not worry about what system library is in use.
> 
> Is the existing libc-dev package (i.e. the one from uclibc) concrete or
> virtual?  If the former then you should call this new alias something
> like "virtual-libc-dev" and make uclibc's libc-dev provide it as well.
> If libc-dev is already a pure virtual then I guess adding a direct
> RPROVIDES for glibc is harmless enough, though it might still be a good
> idea to use the "virtual-libc-dev" naming for clarity and to avoid any
> future imbroglio with other libraries.

libc-dev is not virtual in uclibc, it is concrete package name. So as you suggest I used a different name virtual-libc-dev in the attached patch. 

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> By the way, your diffs always seem to come out with MIME-type
> "application/octet-stream" which makes them a bit tedious to view.
> Could you send them as something like text/diff or text/plain in future?

sometimes I use the webclient and that hoses things up. I hope its better this time

Thx

-Khem


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