Bug#1065416: Bastian's offer in #1065416

On 12.09.24 11:58, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi Ben (2024.09.11_22:38:24_+0000)
>>>> While potential solutions to this bug are being discussed, would you
>>>> please consider removing the Provides from linux-libc-dev?
>>>
>>> I am open to doing so.
>> [...]
>>
>> I raised this at today's team meeting and it was agreed to do this; see
>> <https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1198>.

thank you!

> Thank you, Ben and Bastian.
> 
> Matthias, I hope that unblocks you from making cross-toolchain-base
> uploads.

I'm waiting for an upload with the removed or renamed provides.

> Bastian, I'm assuming you still want to be able to provide these cross
> headers. Can you propose a patch or description of how you'd provide
> them, so we and Matthias can review?
> 
> Stefano
> 

I also filed #1081826, I don't think that 99% of user installations 
should suffer a bad design for cross/bootstrap/whatever requirements.

Matthias