Re: Are soname bumps required when library upgrades break compatability?

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Brandon <winterknight@nerdshack.com> writes:

> Might seem like a silly question to most people. But is it required to
> bump the soname of a library when it breaks ABI compatability with an
> older version? I always thought that is was, but I can't find anything
> in debian-policy that says that it is required. In fact, it isn't even
> suggested.
>
> -Brandon

You break every package that depends on the libary. Should be enough
reason not to do it.

MfG
        Goswin