How do I create a symbols file?
lintian -I says I should create a symbols file. But Debian Library Packaging guide nor Debian New Maintainers' Guide tells me exactly how to create such a file or how to name it. Neither does UsingSymbolsFiles http://wiki.debian.org/UsingSymbolsFiles it just says be carefull about it! I am packaging this library for the first time and I am probably the first to build it with libtool. So I probably don't have to worry about previous versions. But some day my work will be the previous version, so I want to do this correctly. The .c files proably have some global symbols that are not in the public interface. The inteface includes global varriables. (I did not write this program.) What should I do? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: How do I create a symbols file?
* Paul Elliott pelli...@blackpatchpanel.com, 2011-08-24, 04:57: lintian -I says I should create a symbols file. What lintian actually says is: I: no-symbols-control-file N: N: Although the package includes a shared library, the package does not N: have a symbols control file. N: N: dpkg can use symbols files in order to generate more accurate library N: dependencies for applications, based on the symbols from the library N: that are actually used by the application. N: N: Refer to the dpkg-gensymbols(1) manual page and N: http://wiki.debian.org/UsingSymbolsFiles for details. N: N: Severity: wishlist, Certainty: certain N: N: Check: shared-libs, Type: binary, udeb N: This is hardly a should. But Debian Library Packaging guide You should really not read this document. It consists of things that are either: 1) irrelevant or 1) vague or 2) simply wrong or 3) already covered by the Debian Policy. nor Debian New Maintainers' Guide tells me exactly how to create such a file or how to name it. The New Maintainer's Guide is about packaging basics, so certainly not about packaging libraries. -- Jakub Wilk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110824101217.ga6...@jwilk.net
Re: How do I create a symbols file?
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:57:45 -0500, Paul Elliott wrote: lintian -I says I should create a symbols file. But Debian Library Packaging guide nor Debian New Maintainers' Guide tells me exactly how to create such a file or how to name it. Neither does UsingSymbolsFiles http://wiki.debian.org/UsingSymbolsFiles it just says be carefull about it! I am packaging this library for the first time and I am probably the first to build it with libtool. So I probably don't have to worry about previous versions. But some day my work will be the previous version, so I want to do this correctly. The .c files proably have some global symbols that are not in the public interface. The inteface includes global varriables. (I did not write this program.) What should I do? Hi Paul, take a look in the dpkg-gensymbols manpage. Is very clear. dpkg-gensymbols -ppackage Probably you could make some changes, like the output file, the ~ character, ... Regards. kix -- ||// //\\// Rodolfo kix Garcia ||\\// //\\ http://www.kix.es/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1f67f31dcbd57a519f299245260d3...@kix.es
