Chris Lord writes ("[Bug 57161] Re: Impossible to install libsmjs-dev with
firefox present"):
> libsmjs depends on libnspr4, not libnspr - which is what causes the
> conflict.
Yes, I know. I am suggesting that libsmjs should be changed to depend
on libnspr. This entire stack should be using the firefox-provided
libraries, including the -dev libraries.
Chris Lord writes ("[Bug 57161] Re: Impossible to install libsmjs-dev with
firefox present"):
> oh, and libnspr4-dev corresponds to libnspr4, not libnspr-dev; which
> corresponds to libnspr - as would be expected
Which package name to use (libfoo-dev or libfoo<version>-dev) depends
on whether it is possible to install both at once and have
applications choose between them at build tim. In this case, this is
not possible.
Ian.
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Impossible to install libsmjs-dev with firefox present
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57161
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