Re: Re: Packaging guideline for a library using either Qt4 or Qt5
Laurent Rineau wrote: Do you suggest that the upstream project should have a different library name when it is compiled with Qt4 and Qt5? Yes. library name *and* header path (and anything else that may potentially conflict). -- Rex -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Re: Re: Packaging guideline for a library using either Qt4 or Qt5
Laurent Rineau wrote: Do you suggest that the upstream project should have a different library name when it is compiled with Qt4 and Qt5? Yes, see Rex Dieter's reply. Why is that better than the following suggestion: /usr/lib64/libQGLViewer.so - libQGLViewer.so.2.5.1 /usr/lib64/libQGLViewer.so.2.5.1 /usr/lib64/Qt5/libQGLViewer.so - libQGLViewer.so.2.5.1 /usr/lib64/Qt5/libQGLViewer.so.2.5.1 Because that suggestion relies on rpath (yuck!), -L flags and similar hacks to select the correct version. It also tries to establish a standard /usr/lib64/Qt5 that has no uptake from other packages, the other upstreams are renaming their libraries (e.g., all the KDE ones, and even Qt itself). The Qt 5 version should be something like: /usr/lib64/libQGLViewer-qt5.so → libQGLViewer-qt5.so.2.5.1 /usr/lib64/libQGLViewer-qt5.so.2.5.1 (Please do not rename the Qt 4 version, for backwards compatibility.) And the libQGLViewer-qt5.so name should really get upstreamed. Kevin Kofler -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Re: Packaging guideline for a library using either Qt4 or Qt5
Laurent Rineau wrote: libQGLViewer (http://www.libqglviewer.com/) is a library that can be build with either Qt4 or Qt5, with recent versions. I am considering providing packages build with both Qt4 and Qt5. I personally need both versions for my daily job (to test compatibility). I do not think we already have such libraries in Fedora. Do we have relevant packaging guidelines for such a case? You should build both versions. The 2 versions should NOT conflict; if they do, please get upstream to rename their libraries to fix the conflict. Kevin Kofler -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Packaging guideline for a library using either Qt4 or Qt5
libQGLViewer (http://www.libqglviewer.com/) is a library that can be build with either Qt4 or Qt5, with recent versions. I am considering providing packages build with both Qt4 and Qt5. I personally need both versions for my daily job (to test compatibility). I do not think we already have such libraries in Fedora. Do we have relevant packaging guidelines for such a case? https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/libQGLViewer -- Laurent Rineau http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LaurentRineau -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Re: Packaging guideline for a library using either Qt4 or Qt5
Laurent Rineau wrote: libQGLViewer (http://www.libqglviewer.com/) is a library that can be build with either Qt4 or Qt5, with recent versions. I am considering providing packages build with both Qt4 and Qt5. I personally need both versions for my daily job (to test compatibility). Ideally, if both versions are needed, then each one (Qt4 and Qt5 version) should be installable in parallel. -- Rex -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Re: Packaging guideline for a library using either Qt4 or Qt5
On Tue, 2014-03-04 at 17:12 +0100, Laurent Rineau wrote: libQGLViewer (http://www.libqglviewer.com/) is a library that can be build with either Qt4 or Qt5, with recent versions. I am considering providing packages build with both Qt4 and Qt5. I personally need both versions for my daily job (to test compatibility). I do not think we already have such libraries in Fedora. Do we have relevant packaging guidelines for such a case? It's pretty similar to the case of Python2 and Python3, as detailed at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Python . I guess the principles there are generally applicable. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net http://www.happyassassin.net -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
