On Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 10:43:17AM +0100, Mike Hommey wrote: > Hi release managers, > > I would like to dump libsoftokn3.so.0d from the libnss3-0d package, > because it is not a real library. Formerly, reverse dependencies had to > link against it, because it wouldn't be loaded automatically. At some > time, upstream made libnss3.so link against it, so that rdeps wouldn't > need to link against it. With the upcoming 3.12 release, it's now even > dlload()ed instead. The libsoftokn3.so file, still needed at runtime, > would go in /usr/lib/nss. > > Anyways, there are 2 possibilities I see, and I would like you to tell > me which one you'd prefer at the moment, because one could be disruptive > with your current release plans. > > - Keep a dummy libsoftokn3.so.0d library. > - Bump the SO version, and have the package become libnss3-1d.
FWIW, I'm going to do both at the same time: Bump the SO version and keep a libnss3-0d package with a dummy libsoftokn3.so.0d and links to the new -1d libraries. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
