On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 10:57:30PM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote:
> Branden Robinson writes:
> > Package: libstdc++5
> > Version: 1:3.2.2-0pre3
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > libstdc++3 - The GNU stdc++ library version 3
> > libstdc++5 - The GNU stdc++ library version 3
> 
> See http://gcc.gnu.org/libstdc++/:
> 
>     What... is your name?
> 
>     The GNU Standard C++ Library v3, or libstdc++-v3. Older snapshots of
>     this library were given the name libstdc++-2.9x up until the release
>     of GCC 3. This is a complete rewrite from the previous libstdc++-v2.
> 
> Any idea how to make this clearer in the package description?

So the "version" no longer equals the shared object version?

If that's the case, I suggest a short paragraph in the package's
extended description clarifying this.

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