I've proposed an action plan in the linked Debian bug. I don't think the problem is with the shared lib packages, it's really an issue with -dev packages. We should be able to provide compat for users of the .pc files or -config progs.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #507269 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507269 ** Also affects: imagemagick (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507269 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- imagemagick merged from Debian experimental has broken packaging https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301618 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs