On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:53, Boris Toloknov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip> > I read http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Program-Library-HOWTO/shared-libraries.html, > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-sharedlibs.html and some other > articles however I don't understand: Why packages in testing/unstable > require the newer shared libraries ? Packages in testing or unstable require newer shared libraries because they are newer. Not much point in releasing a new version of Debian without new versions of programs. *It is brand new and improved! It just happens to have exactly the same components as the old version! But we swear it is new and better!* Sometimes it is possible to build a new version of a program with an older version of a lib, but sometimes it is not. Libs get important bug fixes and new features, just like anything else. If an new version of an app depends on a feature that is only in a new version of a lib, there is no way around it. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
