Re: non-dev-pkg-with-shlib-symlink

[Josip Rodin <joy@gkvk.hr>]

On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:02:28AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> i am confused about links and files in lib packages. lintian reports
> the following error on one of the packages i am sponsoring:
> 
>   W: libvformat1: non-dev-pkg-with-shlib-symlink
>      usr/lib/libvformat.so.0.0.0 usr/lib/libvformat.so
> 
> the libvformat1_... package includes
> 
>   ./usr/lib/libvformat.so.0.0.0
>   ./usr/lib/libvformat.so.0 -> libvformat.so.0.0.0
>   ./usr/lib/libvformat.so -> libvformat.so.0.0.0
>   
> and the -dev package includes just the .a file.
> 
> I don't know what is right when it comes to libraries, and i can't
> find a good documentation on it. would anyone enlighten me?

BTW I'm fixing lintian's description of this warning now.

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