Re: Missing symbols file in libc6 for loong64

Hi Aurelien,

On Thu, 2026-05-28 at 19:08 +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > > I have opened a merge request to glibc packaging adding the missing s=
ymbols
> > > file and the merge request has been merged and is pending for upload.=
 I wonder
> > > what should be done to existing packages which requires a unnecessary=
 higher
> > > version of libc6.
> >=20
> > That will warrant a rebuild of the affected packages.
> >=20
> > Let's ask Aurelien what he thinks!
>=20
> I do not really see what a rebuild would bring. That will indeed lower=
=20
> the dependency, but the current dependency is already satisfied in=20
> forky, and there is no trixie for loong64.

That's a very good point! Thanks a lot for pointing that out. And I fully
agree, a rebuild probably doesn't make much sense in this situation.

> Anyway that's a decision for the release team, putting them in the loop.

Agreed.

Adrian

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