On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Manuel Prinz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:37:22AM +0100, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: >> So I have updated the debian/rules files to properly pass a version 2 >> (instead of 1) to the compilation flags. What else should I be >> changing: libdcmtk1 should now be libdcmtk2 ? Do I need to explicitely >> add new conflicts in the control file ? > > You probably should do so. It's also recommended in the library packaging > guide: > > http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html#binarycompat
Excellent ! Thanks for the link. > In any case should you coordinate the upload with the release team as it > will involve a library transition. It's also advisable to build all packages > depending on your library with the new version and watch out for problems. > Or you can upload to unstable and ask the maintainers of those packages to > test it for you. Your last suggestion looks much easier. Did you actually mean unstable or rather experimental upload ? -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
