On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 11:44:47AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Domenico Andreoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.08.12.1112 +0200]: > > i don't think the version 1.33.0 is such a big problem as long as > > we clearly inform the user he is going to install a unofficial > > boost package. > > but the ABI might change any day and we might need to put a new > version into 1.33.0-2. Then the SONAME would stay the same and > things would break. Ok, it's an unofficial package, but still.
right. why don't we use a different source package? it is the cleanest solution, isn't? > > also the "s" in the static library name is not a problem, we would > > provide a symlink to it anyway (as we already do for other boost > > libraries). > > Why is the s there and not in the other libraries? And the reason > I am complaining is because I can't use $(release_suffix) in the > debian/rules file of libboost but would have to write my own magic. don't know. >> > > If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Or do you not need a patch from > > > me at all? > > > > a patch always helps but i could ignore it, if i don't like it :) > > Attached is what I have. ok. in the meanwhile i didn't resist and downloaded 1.33.0. i want to upload it :) > > the major info i need is how to get the logging library sources, > > if they are not in the 1.33.0 tarball (which i still have not > > downloaded and probably won't do today. i have other work to do :/ ). > > is http://www.torjo.com/code/logging.zip the unofficial download link? > > Yes, that's the link. but there is no date, release or anything alse we can use to track changes!! > The attached patch against the boost source package adds it and > fixes some problems in the logging library's source, which I have > already sent upstream. i see this as a confirm that it needs a source package on its own. > There's a mess in debian/rules. But I gave up for now. Hope the > other stuff still helps. the file *is* a little messy :( i recently gathered new knowledge on make conditionals and variable managemente, maybe i'm able to improve things. > Maybe it's best to just get rid of the debian/rules stuff I did and > do it The Right Way? ah! the famous right way of doing things... :)) cheers domenico -----[ Domenico Andreoli, aka cavok --[ http://people.debian.org/~cavok/gpgkey.asc ---[ 3A0F 2F80 F79C 678A 8936 4FEE 0677 9033 A20E BC50 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
