Your message dated Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:03:52 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#541552: RFP: libicu -- Metapackage to depend on
libicu36|libicu38|libicu40, etc.
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regarding Request for libicu metapackage
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Package: wnpp
ICU for Unicode support is currently available as libicu36, libicu38,
libicu40, etc. This makes it hard to package an application that simply
needs ICU with a minimum version level. I would like to request a
libicu metapackage that depends on libicu36|libicu38|libicu40, etc. to
make it easier for me to package GT.M. Thank you for your consideration.
Regards
-- Bhaskar
K.S. Bhaskar
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On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 03:18:43AM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> [ CC'ing the ICU maintainer for completeness, but I think this report
> could be closed outright, it's bogus imho ]
>
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 03:34:24PM -0400, K.S. Bhaskar wrote:
> > I have filed an intention to package GT.M, which depends on libicu.
> > Right now, I have to create a dependency libicu36|libicu38|libicu40,
> > etc. It would be much easier for me if there were a meta-package
>
> No, you have to create a dependency on whatever is correct (ie. what
> you build it with) and what is in the distribution you are packaging it
> for.
>
> I don't really believe that your package does find out on the fly
> which ICU to use, and if it uses libicu.so there's already libicu-dev
> which *has* a version-independent package name.
> Of course, if your package has a magic to find out whether it
> should open libicu.so.36 etc. nevermind, but that sounds scary.
>
> > libicu. I could then create a dependency on libicu and ensure that
> > the version is greater than 3.6.
>
> This sounds broken. That the icu packages differ in package name in different
> versions is for reasons (-> SONAME).
>
Closing.
And please, do not file duplicate bugs.
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