> libpt shouldn't conflict with previous ABI/API versions of the
> library.
> 
> To do that, it shouldn't provide /usr/lib/libpt.so.1, as this will be a
> file conflict between the current and the older versions (older versions
> incorrectly provided that file too).
> This symlink should be moved to the -dev package, where it belongs.
> 
> A similar bug appears in libopenh323, I'll fill a bug there too.
> 
> There is a reason why the package gets renamed when the ABI changes...

Yes, the .so.1 symlink should be moved to the -dev package. It's not
the soname.

Another question is, why back-symlinks for the old version are
provided. There is no changelog entry, why/if the two versions are API
compatible.


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