Charles A Edwards <c...@eslrahc.com> writes: > On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:29:47 +0200 > Olivier Blin wrote: > >> > I've split gir typelib in a separate package, please review; >> > http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages?view=revision&revision=78257 >> >> Won't it be enough to just rename the typelib file by adding a major >> suffix? Or will it break the introspection? > > What would that accomplish other than muddy the waters? > > Every/each time the lib(major) changed you would also have to again > rename the typelib. > > Ahmad package split is the proper solution.
A proper solution is probably upstream bumping the software version when they bump the library major -- Olivier Blin - blino
