Nico Schlömer <[email protected]> writes: > i.e., libraries with some number appended. What's the meaning of that > number?
Hello Nico! Those packages are shared libraries, and the number represents the SOVERSION. Whenever the ABI of the shared library changes, the new version should be in a binary package that has a different SOVERSION so that new versions can be installed without immediately breaking binaries that depend on the old version. You can find more information in section 8 of the Debian Policy Manual: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-sharedlibs.html Hope that helps! Sincerely, -- Harlan Lieberman-Berg ~hlieberman
