[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: tight coupling for related libraries



"Steve M. Robbins" <steven.robbins@videotron.ca> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm maintaining a package (gmp) that produces a C library (libgmp) and
> a C++ library (libgmpxx).  The latter links against, and depends on
> the internals of, the former.  
>
> The libraries go into different binary packages, but since they are so
> tightly coupled, I'd like to have the libgmpxx package depend on the
> libgmp package with identical version number.

If they're so tightly coupled, why not just merge them into one package?

-- 
I had no feelings about it.  It was aloof and licked itself too much.
Like my cat Mr. Trotsky.

Attachment: pgpVkcS8Fr4yC.pgp
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: