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> > > libicu16: just the lib*.so.*
> > > icu: the rest, depends on libicu16.
> >
> > This is the correct way to do it.
>
> Doesn't this mean that you have to upgrade both packages if you need
> to change the *.so.* files in a binary incompatible manner.
Yes.
> Ie. wouldn't it be better to have something like...
>
> libicu: virtual package, requires icu and libicu16
>
> ...or am I missing something.
I don't know. Applications will only depend on libicu16 (or libicu17 when a
binary incompatible change happens), not on icu which is a bunch of tools to
create new converters, compile locale data, etc.
YA
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