Excerpts from Ralf Mardorf's message of 2010-04-18 11:01:41 +0200: > Ok Marije, Arnold, Philipp :) > > programs don't depend to the development files, so I perceive that they > should be separated. > Today for 64 Studio 3.0-beta3 = Ubuntu Hardy we do have a package jackd > including /usr/bin/jackd. > A package jackdbus including nothing but copyright, TODO etc.. > A package libjack0, including /usr/lib/libjack.so. > A package libjack0.100.0-0, including nothing but copyright, TODO etc.. > A package libjack-dev, including the headers. > A package libjack0.100.0-dev, including nothing but copyright, TODO etc.. > And than there are the libjackserver packages, IIRC there aren't such > packages for Karmic. > > Again, I'm using JACK2, I prefer JACK2, I won't have any issues when > JACK2 will become default for all distros, but other people might like > to keep JACK1. Because at the moment JACK1 is default for some distros, > I know the troubles, when I changed to JACK2 or when I just compiled the > current version of JACK1, like I did for Karmic, fortunately my > favourite distro already ships with JACK2. > > For Karmic I've got 5 dummy packages and one package that really is needed. > > $ ls /media/disk/usr/src/dummy-packages > jackd_0.118.0_all.deb libjack0.100.0-0_0.118.0_all.deb > libjack-dev_0.118.0_all.deb > libjack0_0.118.0_all.deb libjack0.100.0-dev_0.118.0_all.deb > $ ls /media/disk/usr/src/jack-audio-connection-kit-0.118.0/*.deb > /media/disk/usr/src/jack-audio-connection-kit-0.118.0/jack-audio-connection-kit_0.118.0-1_i386.deb > > For Suse I don't know how to build dummy packages, first I ignored the > broken dependencies when doing upgrades, then I have had enough and > installed the regular packages, deleted all files and build the version > of JACK I wish to have. > > I don't understand the reason why this can't be changed. > > 2 Cents, > Ralf
I don't really know, nor care, about debian specific packaging stuff. What I know is that it has a record of being broken. Here's an article where some of the technicalities are discussed in the comments: http://ardour.org/node/2543 Philipp _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev