Simon McVittie wrote: > On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 at 11:24:37 +0200, Eugen Dedu wrote: >> Ralf Treinen wrote: >>> trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/simpleopal', which is also in >>> package libopal3.6.4-dbg 0:3.6.4~dfsg-1 >> So the problem is that usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/simpleopal is found in two >> packages: libopal3.6.6-dbg and libopal3.6.4-dbg. The solution is: >> - either simply remove simpleopal debug file >> - or create another package, simpleopal-dbg, and put the debug file inside >> - or make libopal3.6.6-dbg conflicts with libopal3.6.4-dbg > >> The best quality solution is the 2nd, but is it worth to create another >> (debug) package for that? > > Having a separate -dbg package for simpleopal does seem like overkill, and I > think the ftpmasters would (be correct to) reject it. Either of the other > solutions seems viable. > > Removing debug symbols for simpleopal only impacts the ability to > get good stack traces from simpleopal's own code, not from libopal; simpleopal > has few users in popcon, and I suspect that if it ever crashes, it's much more > likely to be caused by a bug in the library than in simpleopal itself. > > Having the -dbg packages conflict doesn't seem like a practical problem, > because if an Opal-based application (like Ekiga) is crashing, you only > need the debug symbols for the version of Opal that it links against, > and don't care about the other version; so you'd never need both versions > installed at the same time. If you do this you should remember to keep the > appropriate Conflicts: entry to ensure a graceful upgrade from lenny to > squeeze, though, even after intermediate versions have disappeared from the > archive. > > (Disclaimer: I don't use Opal or know much about it; I'm only looking at its > bug list because I was reporting an uninstallability bug, and you seemed to > be asking for advice here...)
Many thanks for the feedback. I will simply remove simpleopal debug file. If there is a need for it, we will resurrect it. -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
