Jules Bean wrote: > > On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Jules Bean wrote: > > > On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Jules Bean wrote: > > > > > Dear overworked gtk maintainer... > > > > > > Did you deliberately upload a version 1.1.14 of gtk1.1.13? Looks confused > > > to me.. > > > > Doh! > > > > I'll shut up now. > > > > Lesson - read the changelog.. > > Going for the record in self-sustaining threads.. > > There *is* a problem here: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] zcat /usr/doc/libgtk1.1.13/changelog.Debian.gz | head -8 > 7:43PM > gtk+1.1.13 (1.1.14-1) unstable; urgency=low > > * New upstream version. Note source name did not change, as the > soname is still .13, because .14 and .13 are binary compatible. > * Make absolutely sure the postinst for libgtk1.1.13 only calls > ldconfig on 'configure' calls > > -- Ben Gertzfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:11:44 -0800 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] dpkg -L libgtk1.1.13 | grep /usr/lib > 7:44PM > /usr/lib > /usr/lib/libgdk-1.1.so.14.0.0 > /usr/lib/libgdk-1.1.so.14 > /usr/lib/libgtk-1.1.so.14.0.0 > /usr/lib/libgtk-1.1.so.14 > > So it does in fact provide a library with soname .14. This breaks > programs linked against .13.. > > Jules
According to the newest changelog (off debian-devel-changes) the maintainer realized this after he uploaded and uploaded a new and correct .13. -- David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dullard: someone who, wanting a piece of information, takes down the appropriate volume of the encyclopedia, looks up the item they need, and then puts the volume away without reading anything else. - Peter Dell'Orto, paraphrased from Philip Jose Farmer
