On 20-03-13 15:54, Antonio Ospite wrote: > Maybe I've picked the wrong example, the actual problem was with > libavdevice53, the same soname is used for either 0.8.5-1 and 9.3-1, > but 9.3-1 links to libavcodec54 while 0.8.5-1 links to libavcodec53, so > my binary ended up importing either libavcodec53 and libavcodec54 when > both were installed and did not work.
If this is true, and I must say I may have had the same experience, isn't this hinting at a bug in libavdevice53, not being stable enough to keep the same SONAME? I think you should file a bug against libavdevice53. Paul
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