On 2015-07-22 09:42, Oliver Eichler wrote: > I agree with you. They shouldn't. But this lad from the issue in the > bug > tracker did not do anything peculiar from what I did understand. > Installing QGis shouldn't break the dependencies of any other package. > Probably the package management does not detect minor changes, as they > are usually not a problem. However with GDAL they are a problem. > Consequently the package system should deny installation of a software > requiring a newer version than the one installed and used by other > software. Or it should update all packages to the new GDAL version.
For GDAL 1.11 we solved this in Debian by using a virtual package specific to the ABI, see: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756867#122 But we don't have this version in Debian testing/unstable yet, the transition is currently blocked by the uncoordinated mapnik transition. The GDAL 1.11.2 packages are already in Ubuntu since vivid, though. This virtual package for the GDAL ABI solves the issue that dependent packages cannot be installed with the new GDAL version without being rebuilt first. But this only solves the issue for software the is packaged, not those compiled by users themselves. > I am not sure if that is possible. GDAL is really a bit special in that > respect. But anyway is there a better advice I can give to users > reporting this bug, than to make them compile QMapShack on their own? > How can they make sure that the installed version of QMapShack was > compiled with the very same version of GDAL installed on their system? If they stick to the packages in Debian the same version of GDAL is used to build QMapShack, QGIS and all other reverse dependencies of GDAL. If they chose to compile their own GDAL, there is nothing you or I can do. The best advice in that case to make sure QMS is compiled with the current GDAL version is to recommend a rebuild of QMS. Kind Regards, Bas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Qlandkartegt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qlandkartegt-users
