Scripsit Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Henning Makholm wrote:
>>You are supposed to write an appropriate shlibs file, as described in >>policy �8.6. Have you done so? > My file is currently automatically generated by dh_shlibdeps, and says > "libargtable2 0 libargtable2-0". No it isn't. dh_shlibdeps is jus a wrapper around dkpg-shlibdeps, which does not generate shlibs files. It _reads_ shlibs files and collects substvars for use in your package's Depends line. Please do read the documentation. > I realize that I should place any version restrictions there, if I > want them. The question is whether I should just state the version > at which the interface advance there, or whether I should do some > other version tricks? You are the maintainer; it is your job to know which versions and packages it is appropriate for freshly compiled client programs to depend on. > In a nutshell - because then the information regarding which backwards > compatible interface to use is lost. You seem to be misunderstanding the purpose of /usr/lib symlinks. See Steve Langasek's answer. -- Henning Makholm "Wir kommen nun ans Ziel unserer Ausführungen." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
