This is discussed in the source package's debian/README.source, which says ... please see the thread about this topic on the icu-design list ... http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=icu-design and find the thread from June 10, 2008 with the subject "debian: use of --disable-rename and ICU library sonames".
The message in question is http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20080618182302.2012566511.qww314159%40motoko.argon.local&forum_name=icu-design and the thread concludes > Running without renaming, and changing out the version of ICU behind > installed applications would involve a greater risk of instability. > The flip side is making available updated locale, language, Unicode & > data that comes with a new version of the library. > > So it's not completely black and white, but I suspect continuing with > renaming is safest. Let installed binary applications continue to run > with the ICU version they were built with. Okay, thank you for your response and for checking my analysis. I'll continue doing things the way I've been doing them. --Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@...> So it's probably safe to say the package maintainer knows about the situation, has thought carefully about the issue, is doing this by design, and is not likely to change anything. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/675946 Title: libicu is not ABI compatible To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/+bug/675946/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
