On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Paul Wise <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Johan Van de Wauw wrote:
>
>> - I've removed the .symbols because it is a bit irrelevant in a
>> package whose name changes when the so-name changes (see discussion on
>> d.mentors: [0].
>> [0]: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2011/07/msg00365.html
>
> Ahh, the package name *always* changes when the SONAME changes, not
> doing so is a severity serious bug.
>
> The reason the symbols file is irrelevant is due to a frequently
> changing SONAME or one that changes with every upstream version.
I agree - bad words from me: since every upstream release causes a
soname change anyway.


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