Could you use the mailing list, please? > Public bug reported: > > doesn't glom need a versioned dependency on libglom? > > $ dpkg -l | grep glom > ii glom 1.0.5-0ubuntu1 > database designer and user interface > ii libglom0 1.0.4-0ubuntu1 > Glom library (a database designer and user interface) - library > > $ glom > glom: symbol lookup error: glom: undefined symbol: > _ZN4Glom14ConnectionPool12get_instanceEv > > now, granted, i'm running debian testing, rebuilding ubuntu's glom > source package (1.0.4-0ubuntu1 and 1.0.5-0ubuntu1) for it, but the > problem should (at least theoretically) exist in ubuntu. > > and yeah, assuming both glom and libglom enter the repository at the > same time (and they should), then an "apt-get upgrade" should upgrade > both packages at the same time. but if a user executes "apt-get install > glom" (because they shouldn't also have to list every dependency of > glom) with libglom already installed, then the new glom will fail (as > demonstrated above). > > i believe the problem was caused in 1.0.5 by the addition of the Glom > namespace within glom/libglom/connectionpool.h, changing the name- > mangling from 1.0.4. shouldn't such a change in the API cause a change > in the soname? (though not strictly necessary as glom is the only > application dependent on libglom, but a good policy should the library > be used by others in the future.) but more importantly (pragmatically) > imho is for glom to have a versioned dependency on libglom. > > thank you for your packaging of glom! > > ** Affects: glom (Ubuntu) > Importance: Untriaged > Status: Unconfirmed > > -- > glom versioned dependency on libglom > https://launchpad.net/bugs/60969 >
Murray Cumming [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com -- glom versioned dependency on libglom https://launchpad.net/bugs/60969 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
