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Re: Impossible dependency: slang1-dev vs. slang1-utf8-dev



Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> libopenh323-dev depends on libpt-dev
> libpt-dev depends on libsdl1.2-dev
> libsdl1.2-dev depends on aalib1-dev
> aalib1-dev depends on slang-dev
> 
> libnewt-dev depends on slang-utf8-dev
> 
> slang-utf8-dev conflicts with slang-dev
> 
> As a result, libopenh323-dev and libnewt-dev are not installable
> simultaneously. This is a RC problem.

I assume it's RC because there is a package that needs to build-depend
on both? So far I've found it to be annoying, because I have to swap
libraries in and out while compiling different things, but not RC.

> Question: Does it make sense for a -dev package in general, or (at
> least) aalib1-dev or libnewt-dev, to depend on slang-utf8-dev|slang-dev?

ITYM slang1-utf8-dev. No, it won't work. See bug #140808.

> If not, should there be a separate libnewt-utf8-dev package? If not,
> might it be possible to have aalib1-dev use slang-utf8-dev? If neither,
> how should this be resolved?

I've not found a way to accomidate the slang-utf8 ABI change in aalib
without also changing aalib's soname, but I've not tried very hard.

-- 
see shy jo

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