Another option would be to call "dh_makeshlibs -V" with no version argument. This is a conservative option, so the reverse depends will be tightly coupled. But it's safe.
On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Bjoern Michaelsen < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > so liborcus now build-depends on libixion due to an update that was synced > to > utopic. I cleared most of the work needed for a MIR[1], but will not yet > add a > symbols file, as a quick check shows it would include (non-template) > symbols from > the ::std:: and ::boost:: namespaces which clearly it shouldnt. So as per > https://wiki.debian.org/UsingSymbolsFiles: "If you find (on some arches) > symbols that are exported which are not supposed to be public, you must > not use > symbols versioning at all." Before shipping a symbols file, upstream would > need > to get its ducks in a row. > > Note in addition, that: > - currently the only possible client of libixion is LibreOffice > - the libixion ABI so far does not have any ambition to be stable yet -- in > fact, IIRC the ABI changed with every release so far > - even LibreOffice on utopic isnt currently using the package, but a > bundled > version of libixion/liborcus anyway (actually it cant be otherwise, as > LibreOffice is in main) > > So for now, Id suggest to either: > a/ keep LibreOffice on its internal build versions of libixion/liborcus > and > not update the packages in the archive (which are unused anyway) > b/ update libixion/liborcus without a symbols file for now, use that from > LibreOffice and be optimistically confident that upstream libixion > will fix > their exports by the time there are actually other clients than > LibreOffice for > the lib (if that should ever happen). > > Opinions? > > Best, > > Bjoern > > > [1] see > https://code.launchpad.net/~bjoern-michaelsen/+junk/ixion-buildflags > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > -- -mt
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