Am 18.03.2014 15:24, schrieb Marius Kotsbak: > Yes, that is what I got. I would if I was sure that this is not a packaging > issue (as the qmi-proxy is a multi-arch binary).
So, I had a quick look at [0]. Putting qmi-proxy in the library package
seems wrong and wasteful to me, since apparently you can only ever start
one instance of qmi-proxy.
What happens, if you have, say the i386 and amd64 version of
libqmi-glib1 installed? Which proxy is then started?
Can a i386 libqmi-glib1 talk to an amd64 qmi-proxy, i.e. is the
interface architecture independent?
If so, the qmi-proxy belongs into a separate package marked Multi-Arch:
foreign and libqmi-glib1 needs to depend on it.
This way both the i386 and amd64 version would use the same version of
the proxy.
If the interface between libqmi-glib1 and the proxy is stable, you don't
need a strictly versioned dependency (which would simplify library
transitions a bit).
If the qmi-proxy does not provide an architecture independent interface
but the library requires the proxy, I'd argue that the library itself is
not really multi-arch capable and the library itself shouldn't be marked
M-A: same.
If only ever one qmi-proxy can run, I also don't think naming the proxy
package libqmi-glib1-qmiproxy makes sense, i.e. making the proxy
packages co-installable. A future libqmi-glib2-qmiproxy would have to
conflict with libqmi-glib1-qmiproxy if they can't run at the same time.
Assuming the interface and data provided by qmi-proxy is aritecture
independent, my proposal would be:
- Install qmi-proxy into a non-ma path, e.g. /usr/lib/libqmi/qmi-proxy
so all library versions can find it (the library seems to use g_spawn to
run the proxy).
- Install the qmi-proxy in a separate binary package, e.g. libqmi-proxy.
Marked Multi-Arch: foreign.
- Make libnm-glib1 depend on libqmi-proxy. If libnm-glib1 needs a
specific version of the proxy, make the dependency strictly verioned
like Depend: libqmi-proxy (= ${binary:Version})
Steve, I took the liberty to CC since you have a good grasp on the M-A
stuff. Please have a look at [0]. Your input would be most welcome.
Please let me know if the suggestions above make sense, are complete
non-sense or if there is a better way to handle this.
[0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737572
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