On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 10:43:50PM +0200, Bj?rn Stenberg wrote: > Matthias Urlichs wrote: > > >>> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.1-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.2.3-0pre6), ... > > Note that the version shown is simply the current libgcc.so version. > > Current as of when? When the upload was done?
Current at package build time, that is when dpkg-shlibdeps is run. > > > dpkg-shlibdeps has no idea whether an older version would be sufficient, > > so it plays safe. > > Isn't this a problem? Especially for packages depending on libraries with > long release cycles, such as libgcc1 and libc6. Not often. Most slow release libraries are strongly backwards compatible. When it does become a problem, it can be terrible for a few weeks. Lots of packages need to be rebuilt. Unstable becomes, well, unstable. Then things get back to the normal level of chaos. Jim Penny > > Note: I don't have a suggestion for a better method right now, I'm just > trying to understand the implications of the current system. > > -- > Bj?rn > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >