Ok, thanks so much for you guidance. 2009/10/12 Mike Hommey <m...@glandium.org>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 04:40:12AM -0300, Felipe Sateler wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 14:47 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > > > Le Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 06:25:12PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder a écrit : > > > > If the libfoo-dev is _very_ small and feels silly as a separate > package, > > > > you can include its files in libfoo0 and make that Provides: > libfoo-dev, > > > > but what does this win you? > > > > > > Problems with multi-arch ? > > > > > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/07/msg00861.html > > > > And not even with multiarch. It breaks smooth transitions of libraries. > > Since the include files and friends are not ABI-versioned, you will not > > be able to install libfoo0 and libfoo1 at the same time (you need > > appropriate conflicts and replaces), thus defeating the purpose of ABI > > versioning in the package name. > > ... and doesn't allow for binNMUs either, since the development package > name changes. > > Mike > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > -- http://www.legadodekain.net
