severity 401388 important thanks On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 08:25:05PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote:
> AFAIK, library packages cannot conflict with each other. Sure they can... > What should change is that libneon26-gnutls should provide a file with > an alternate soname and an alternate filename. As per policy 8.1, Alternate sonames are used when the library ABI is different. If the library ABI is the same, it's reasonable to show this by using the same soname. How this is best handled at the packaging level is debatable, but there are certainly cases where conflicts are the obviously correct solution (e.g., C++ ABI transitions). > Furthermore, both are listed as priority optional packages which > doesn't follow section 2.5 of the Policy, True, though policy also lists this as a 'should', per your quote. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
