> > For a package I'd like to make, I need gdbm 1.8.0, while the current > > maintainer has stated that he will not upgrade to this version, and that > > if I need it I should package it myself. So, here I am, packaging the > > library. What should I do to make sure that it does not interfere with the > > regular gdbm? I've already changed the name/source to gdbm1.8, and have > > instructed the Makefile to install in /usr/lib/gdbm1.8 instead of > > /usr/lib. Are there more steps I need to take? > > Err, a) I meant link statically, and b) installing it in > /usr/lib/gdbm1.8 is scarily wrong.
Ah, I'm afraid I misunderstood. However, would it be possible to have a separate package, so that the two could be updated independantly of each other, rather than recompiling the main package every time gdbm is changed?
