Re: libc6 dependency generation
On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 05:46:54PM -0400, Clint Adams wrote:
> > Is it possible to have libc6 not list its dependency information with
> > so much accuracy? That is, could it leave off the "-devrev" or maybe
> > even the most minor revision number (".x-debrev")?
We only bump the dependencies when it's considered necessary - it's not
an automatic thing. I assume there was a good reason.
> It might be nice to have dpkg-shlibdeps check the ELF version references
> of the target objects, and use that accordingly. e.g., have three
> different shlibs lines: one for only GLIBC_2.0 required, one for
> GLIBC_2.1, and one for GLIBC_2.2.
Not useful in practice; for instance, stat() is GLIBC_2.2.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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