Re: [DebianGIS] Re: uploading gdal
On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 09:56:00PM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> Is the API changing for every release, or will code compiling with the
> current version of gdal compile with future versions of gdal too? If
> the API is stable but the ABI is in flux, I believe the -dev package
> can be without version number. If the API is in flux too, the -dev
> package need to have a version number.
>
> It is best if the -dev package can be without a version number, as it
> make it possible to update the packages using gdal with a simple
> rebuild without changing build-depends.
>
Unfortunately I think we could have to keep more -dev pkgs in places, just
in case of API changes which involve headers. Apps could not be
up-to-date in respect with newer versions of gdal.
--
Francesco P. Lovergine
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