On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 02:21:43AM +0200, Christian Hammers wrote: > > My only request concerning your proposal is that the -dev package name be > > left alone, so that existing packages which build-depend on > > libmysqlclient15-dev can be fixed with a simple rebuild on the autobuilders > > instead of forcing everyone to do sourceful uploads of their packages to > > change build-dependencies. The greater the number of reverse-dependencies a > > library has, the more important this is for making a smooth transition > > possible.
> > Unless you were planning on keeping libmysqlclient15off around in unstable > > in parallel? > I never want to support two versions in parallel (as with 12+14) again. > As putting headers from libmysqlclient.so.16 into libmysqlclient15-dev sounds > ugly, can I change the current > Package: libmysqlclient15-dev > Provides: libmysqlclient-dev > to > Package: libmysqlclient-dev > Provides: libmysqlclient15-dev > Replaces: libmysqlclient15-dev > Conflicts: libmysqlclient15-dev > Or does this not work for Build-Depends? That works as long as there are no packages with a versioned build-dependency on libmysqlclient15-dev... Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
