Re: [wturkal@cbu.edu: Bug#114274: libarts-alsa: will not drive alsa]
On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 12:05:23PM -0400, Gordon Tyler wrote:
> > Package: libarts-alsa
> > Version: 4:2.2.1-5
> > Depends: libaudiofile0, libc6 (>= 2.2.3-7), libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (>=
> 1:2.95.4-0.010810), xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libasound1 (>= 0.5.5)
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > libasound1 does not conflict with libasound2...so you can have both
> > libraries installed at the same time.
>
> I guess then the fault lies with alsa and it's packaging. It shouldn't allow
> an old library that is incompatible with the newer kernel modules to
> co-exist.
how is it supposed to know and why should they not co-exist? libasound1 and
libasound2 do not have the same files...so there is no need for them
to conflict. This allows folks like me to develop for libasound2 while keeping
a functional libasound1 system.
Ivan
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