Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 04:47:07PM -0400, Felipe Sateler wrote: > >> > Throwing a sensible error at build-time if the soname has changed >> > without a package name change is also something that needs to be done, >> > as well as throwing an error at build-time if symbols listed in the >> > symbols file have gone missing; > >> Lintian already does the first, > > That's not a build-time error.
Only because lintian is not part of the build chain. As I said before, enforcing the use of lintian would give you build time errors. >> and a new check could be added for the second. There should be no need to >> complicate Raphaël's proposal when there is already a tool specifically >> designed for tests of this sort. > > Yes, there is: the symbol information that needs to be stored is identical > for both and should be shared for the two tasks. I don't understand this. As I see it, the test can be performed in a later stage along with several other tests. Why special case this one, or worse, duplicate the test? If I read my books correctly, each unit should do only one task (when possible). -- Felipe Sateler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
