On 09/06/13 12:53, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > On 09/06/13 08:00, Jerome BENOIT wrote: >> Hello List, >> >> because of backward incompatibility I have to add a suffix to >> my library package name. But lintian keep noticing the mismatch. >> I know the the soname of a library can be specify by passing >> appropriate options to the gcc tools: is a DH way to do so ? > > Don't patch your library to change the SONAME in Debian.
Ok If the ABI was broken, I have already contact the upstream maintainer for providing an official `version script' in order to export only official symbols: we are working on it. > tell upstream and let them bump the SONAME. I ask him, but let me ask something before: does it make sense to bump the SONAME and to keep the versionning of the upstream package as before. If they don't, then it's better to > add a suffix to the Debian package (such as libfoo1 -> libfoo1a) and add > unversioned Breaks/Replaces against the old libfoo1. I have already done this, but I was annoying by lintian warnings lintian isn't always right, > you can ignore the warning. Ok > > Patching a library downstream to bump the SONAME needs to be done only in very > special cases and when you know what you're doing. For instance you're going > to > break compatibility with third party software that links against the old > SONAME. Thanks for the insights, Jerome > > Cheers, > Emilio -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51b4bbfa.8010...@rezozer.net
