On 11 Jun 1998, Gregory S. Stark wrote: > Marco Pistore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Now, in hamm the binaries are only in libpaperg, since they are linked > > against libc6 libraries; package libpaper in hamm contains only the > > libraries. > > So, the original cause of the problem is that the binaries were in the library > package. The policy specifically prohibits that precisely because of these > problems. And you're proposing the libc6 versions keep doing the same thing > that caused the problem in the first place. > > What I would suggest would be: > > libpaper: libc5 libraries only > libpaperg: libc6 libraries only > libpaper-utils: both binaries, depends on libpaper|libpaperg > with wrapper scripts to choose the right ones somehow > > This will at least avoid the problem in the future, as another version of the > library can be installed simultaneously without conflicting with the existing > libraries. > > greg
Yes, you are right. However, if i split the package now, some packages in hamm should then depend on libpaper-utils (rather than on libpaperg), and should be reuploaded. I do not think that it is convenient to do this change during a deep freeze. I'll split the package in slink. Thanks, Marco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
