Santiago Vila writes: > On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, Matthias Klose wrote: > > > Package: gettext-base > > Version: 0.14.5-2 > > Severity: serious > > > > the libasprintf library contained in gettext-base is built for the new > > C++ ABI. IMO you cannot use the same package name. > > Yes, I can, because packages linked to libasprintf depend (via the > dpkg-shlibdeps mechanism) on the library provided by gettext-base, > *not* on gettext-base itself, and I have renamed the library provided > by gettext-base and modified accordingly the shlibs file.
ok, I see it now. > I fully agree that it would be a serious bug if packages linked to > libasprintf just had a Depends: gettext-base, but that's not the case. > > Moreover, AFAIK, there is not a single package in Debian using this > library yet. The latter one is not a valid reason on its own, as there may be packages outside the Debian repository. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
