Ah okay, I had been under the impression that the new C++ interface will be called `libnetcdfcxx`. If both bear the same name, one is encouraged to look up the difference though. This should be fine.
--Nico On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:55 PM Sebastiaan Couwenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/18/2015 08:25 PM, Nico Schlömer wrote: > > Not sure if this is a good idea. After all, the currently developed C++ > > interface is called `netcdf-cxx4` on the Unidata side, see [1]. If the > > legacy version goes by the same name on Debian, one may easily get > confused. > > I don't think the similar binary package names are a problem. > > The dependencies generated with the help of the symbols files will make > sure the correct library will be used. > > The package description synopsis differentiate the two C++ libraries: > > Package: libnetcdf-c++4-1 > Description: C++ interface for scientific data access to large binary data > > Package: libnetcdf-c++4 > Description: legacy NetCDF C++ interface > > We may want to change the synopsis or extended description for -legacy > to mention NetCDF-3 explicitly. > > Kind Regards, > > Bas > > -- > GPG Key ID: 4096R/6750F10AE88D4AF1 > Fingerprint: 8182 DE41 7056 408D 6146 50D1 6750 F10A E88D 4AF1 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
