On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 07:08:08PM -0400, Felipe Sateler wrote:
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so
I think it is time we loosen the requirement for shlibs files when
symbols files are present.
Requiring shlibs when there is a symbols file also is
Summary: Debian Policy should gain documentation of the symbols file
format and a description of symbols in section 8.6 before shlibs, since
symbols are preferred where usable. The shlibs documentation should
remain, since shlibs are still required for udebs and are still widely
used in cases
Russ Allbery r...@debian.org writes:
Raphael Hertzog hert...@debian.org writes:
Russ, dpkg-gensymbols could be modified to do that shlibs
generation. Feel free to file a wishlist request against dpkg-dev.
Will do. Thanks! I agree with Mike that for people already maintaining a
symbols
Mike Hommey m...@glandium.org writes:
I first though having dh_makeshlibs do the right thing would be good
enough, but that would also put an unnecessary burden on those that
don't use debhelper.
Is there any way that dpkg-gensymbols could do it (perhaps with extra
arguments)?
--
Russ
Russ Allbery r...@debian.org writes:
Mike Hommey m...@glandium.org writes:
I first though having dh_makeshlibs do the right thing would be good
enough, but that would also put an unnecessary burden on those that
don't use debhelper.
Is there any way that dpkg-gensymbols could do it
On Mon, 01 Mar 2010, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
Russ Allbery r...@debian.org writes:
Mike Hommey m...@glandium.org writes:
I first though having dh_makeshlibs do the right thing would be good
enough, but that would also put an unnecessary burden on those that
don't use debhelper.
Raphael Hertzog hert...@debian.org writes:
Russ, dpkg-gensymbols could be modified to do that shlibs
generation. Feel free to file a wishlist request against dpkg-dev.
Will do. Thanks! I agree with Mike that for people already maintaining a
symbols file, this would be very useful to do
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 09:34:50 +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.4.0
Severity: wishlist
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so I
think it is time we loosen the requirement for shlibs files when symbols
files are present.
* Mike Hommey mh+report...@glandium.org [100227 23:53]:
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so I
think it is time we loosen the requirement for shlibs files when symbols
files are present.
Requiring shlibs when there is a symbols file also is error-prone, as
Bernhard R. Link brl...@debian.org writes:
* Mike Hommey mh+report...@glandium.org [100227 23:53]:
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so
I think it is time we loosen the requirement for shlibs files when
symbols files are present.
Requiring shlibs when
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 01:52:15PM +0100, Bernhard R. Link wrote:
* Mike Hommey mh+report...@glandium.org [100227 23:53]:
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so I
think it is time we loosen the requirement for shlibs files when symbols
files are present.
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:29:52AM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote:
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 09:34:50 +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.4.0
Severity: wishlist
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so I
think it is time we loosen
On Mon, 01 Mar 2010, Mike Hommey wrote:
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:29:52AM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote:
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 09:34:50 +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.4.0
Severity: wishlist
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.4.0
Severity: wishlist
AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so I
think it is time we loosen the requirement for shlibs files when symbols
files are present.
Requiring shlibs when there is a symbols file also is error-prone, as
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