On Thu, Dec 05, 2013 at 10:31:09PM +0000, Gilles Filippini wrote: > +About symbols files > +------------------- > +To update the symbols files on new upstream releases: > +1- Build the package for the new release with symbols files untouched > +2- Patch the symbols files from the dpkg-gensymbols output in the build log > + $ patch -p0 <path_to_build_log > +3- Use the debian/sort-symbols script on the symbol files to unmangle and > + and sort C++ symbols > +4- Rebuild the package and check that no diff are reported by dpkg-gensymbols > +
Well done, but I would use the demangled version of the symbol table, which is much more clear to human beings. That said, I would also stress the concept that a modified symbol table implies a change in ABI for C++, but not the opposite. -- Francesco P. Lovergine _______________________________________________ Pkg-grass-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-devel
