* Junichi Uekawa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I'd like to propose, for new -dev packages, to 
> name -dev packages after their runtime library counterparts.

Uh, no?  The -dev packages have no need to match to a specific runtime
library and this just creates unnecessary work.

> This allows mechanically determining shared library 
> package and corresponding -dev package.

Eh?  How about you go a bit deeper into why that's necessary and how
that's not possible today?  What problem are you trying to solve with
this?

> This was raised in the Shared library BOF @ Debconf5
> which was held this morning.

Clearly something's missing here 'cause you havn't provided any rational
for why this would be a good thing and honestly it certainly looks like
a bad thing(tm) to do to me.

        Stephen

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