Bug#675718: [xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#675718: libxml2-dev: possible API change without SONAME bump

severity 675682 serious severity 675718 serious merge 675682 675718 thanks On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Jakub Wilk wrote: > > There is no API breakage AFAICT, but libxml2-dev is indeed to blame. > > In wheezy: > > $ xml2-config --libs > -lxml2 > > In unstable: > > $ xml2-config --libs > -lxml2

Bug#675718: libxml2-dev: possible API change without SONAME bump

* Jonas Smedegaard , 2012-06-03, 01:01: ... checking for XML configuration checking for xml2-config... /usr/bin/xml2-config checking for xmlParseFile... no configure: error: Unable to link with libxml make: *** [debian/stamp-autotools] Error 1 The source of that failing check is this: AC_CHECK_

Bug#675718: libxml2-dev: possible API change without SONAME bump

Hi Jonas, I'm sorry to hear that your package FTBFS (possibly) due to libxml2's problem. But it's unlikely to expect a SONAME change in libxml2 (thus breaking existing API) as its name has suggested. Otherwise upstream will release something like libxml3. Just did a quick look at current libxml2.

Bug#675718: libxml2-dev: possible API change without SONAME bump

Package: libxml2-dev Version: 2.8.0+dfsg1-2 Severity: important Tryng today to make a new packaging release of ices2 I realised that it FTBFS, but only on sid, not wheezy. Failure is in configure check: ... checking for XML configuration checking for xml2-config... /usr/bin/xml2-config checking