On Sat, December 30, 2006 22:56, Andreas Barth said: > severity 295375 important > thanks > > * Adrian Bunk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061230 12:06]: >> Please package libgps correctly in libgps15 and libgps-dev. >> >> With the current setup, all packages linking with libgps.so.15 will >> break if a gpsd containing libgps.so.x (x != 15) will ever enter the >> archive. > > Though this statement is true, that is not release critical *yet* - > because no such package has entered Debian yet. > > Of course, this sounds like a worthwhile goal for the Lenny release > cycle to make such potential future RC bugs go away, but - currently, it > is not release critical.
I have discussed this issue with my sponsor in the past, and we have agreed that the proper split is not worth the hassle at the moment. There are no packages apart from gpsd itself depending on the library, and the SONAME has changed regularly and will probably change again soon. As soon as a package linking to libgps enters the archive, I will make the split and coordinate with the respective maintainers. Cheers, Til
