Re: Bug#2446: dpkg" source depends on /usr/include/ncurses .
> Also, I'd like some input from everyone on a related issue:
>
> As I read it (and I can forward the entire mail to anyone interested,
> since I am as prone as anyone to misinterpretation), Daniel Barlow has
> proposed (on linux-gcc) that the gcc people standardize on
> ncurses-1.9.8a (plus bugfixes as necessary) and---to the extent that
> his proposal explicitly discusses future plans---not upgrade in the
> forseeable future. He also proposes changing the soname to something
> other than what the ncurses people determine.
>
> _I_ think this is a mistake, and would like to put the weight of the
> Debian project behind a statement to that effect, but before I speak
> for the Debian project as a whole, I'd like to get other people's
> feelings, because I know there have been some complaints here about
> the shifting sonames and such.
I saved Daniel's message and intend to reply to it. I think it's a
big mistake also.
David
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