On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 11:13:30PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 02:33:39PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Libraries that have packaged for the first time after the release of hamm
> > typically do not have a libc5 compatibility version, and omit the "g".
> 
> This is the reason why I'm asking. The mentioned package is being built
> for the first time - so why are you including the 'g'?

If the soname changes, the "g" can be dropped. But if the soname is the
same, the "g" stays.

Marcus

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