On 6/14/19 2:52 AM, Remi Collet wrote: > Le 13/06/2019 à 20:31, Adam Samalik a écrit : >> So, I'd like to discuss the libgit issue [1] [2] we're experiencing. With a >> help of a few people, I've put together this post to get us on common >> ground: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/modularity-vs-libgit/ >> >> There are few ideas about solving the issue right now. But we might be able >> to think about better ways to deal with similar issues long-term. Let's do >> this! > > IMHO, having library in modules is an error, this can only raise issues > > Perhaps debian was right, and we should use a naming schema matching the > library ABI, so including the soname > > libgit26-0.26.8 > libgit27-0.27.8 > libgit28-0.28.1 > etc > > Thanks to soname, library are perfect use case for parallel installation > of multiple versions.
+1 We could go a step further and extend rpm and dnf to support multiple versions of same named packages for installation. This is doable but not necessarily trivial. Upgrades would need a way to specify what package NVR they are upgrading (doable) and dependencies, requires, and obsoletes would need to be reviewed to ensure you don't wipe out a version you want installed. Plus more. Solvable and the same end result for users, just a different approach. > > And thanks to range version, this can be describe for dependencies. > > BuildRequires: (pkgconfig(libgit) >=26 with pkgconfig(libgit) <= 27) > > Yes, this will means more packages, and more reviews, but having a new > review on a old library when soname change make sense. > > Of course, old versions have to be retired when no more used > > Modules are fine for applications. > > > Remi > > > P.S. yes compat_* name schema also works... but also consider it as a > bit ugly... > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > -- David Cantrell <dcantr...@redhat.com> Red Hat, Inc. | Boston, MA | EST5EDT _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
