Re: [pkg-boost-devel] Bug#454605: Boost & gcc 4.1 (was Bug#454605: build against new icu 3.8 packages)
On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 09:31:19AM -0600, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> > I'm sure the RMs are thrilled to go for a new 2 to 3 months long
> > migration. Couldn't boost be less insane and stop bumping sonames for no
> > good reasons instead ? I mean what's the point of depending on the gcc
> > or glibc version, whereas Debian already tracks that down for them.
> Point taken about encoding gcc version in the SONAME. Mind you that
> would still imply another transition! :-)
It should not, no. The boost packages should continue to provide the
"-gcc41-1_34_1.so.1.34.1" paths; you can do this either by hacking the rules
for soname generation in the upstream build, or by just adding symlinks for
the old filenames and bumping the shlibs (due to the changed soname).
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