dpkg used tfind, which doesn't work with libc5. Print a friendy error
should someone try to use it...
-Erik
diff --git a/archival/dpkg.c b/archival/dpkg.c
index 4e53652..e0fd8a3 100644
--- a/archival/dpkg.c
+++ b/archival/dpkg.c
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
#include "busybox.h"
+
+/* Stupid libc doesn't have a reliable way for use to know
+ * that libc5 is being used. Assume this is good enough */
+#if defined __GLIBC__ || defined __UCLIBC__
+#error It looks like you are using libc5, which doesn't support
+#error tfind(). tfind() is used by busybox dpkg.
+#error Please disable BB_DPKG. Sorry.
+#endif
+
#define DEPENDSMAX 64 /* maximum number of depends we can handle */
/* Should we do full dependency checking? */
diff --git a/dpkg.c b/dpkg.c
index 4e53652..e0fd8a3 100644
--- a/dpkg.c
+++ b/dpkg.c
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
#include "busybox.h"
+
+/* Stupid libc doesn't have a reliable way for use to know
+ * that libc5 is being used. Assume this is good enough */
+#if defined __GLIBC__ || defined __UCLIBC__
+#error It looks like you are using libc5, which doesn't support
+#error tfind(). tfind() is used by busybox dpkg.
+#error Please disable BB_DPKG. Sorry.
+#endif
+
#define DEPENDSMAX 64 /* maximum number of depends we can handle */
/* Should we do full dependency checking? */