Re: libdb3.so and libdb-3.so

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

At Mon, 30 Apr 2001 10:59:24 -0400,
Ben Collins wrote:
> > I cannot find out why `libdb-3' is used and spreaded over the gnome
> > packages. Naming soname is sensitive issue, IMHO.
> 
> As I said the *upstream* soname is libdb-3.so, and Debian's soname is
> libdb3.so.3. The former is not very conformant to soname schemes, the
> latter is. Gnome can use whatever it wants to link with it, but the
> soname is still libdb3.so.3.

Thanks for your explanation, Ben. I understand.

In addition, I insist that all gnome developer should use
`libdb3' instead of `libdb-3'. Yes, there is no problem in
binary's soname compatibility, but db-3 is not appropriate name,
the reason is said above by Ben.

Regards,
-- GOTO Masanori