Re: Bug#444360: ocamlnet_2.2.8.1-3(hppa/experimental): FTBFS: tries to link non-PIC static object into shared object
On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 20:19 +0100, Richard Jones wrote:
> Now I have the problem that I've got to keep on supporting the
> -lcamlrun_shared way as well as the real fix from INRIA, and that's
> particularly a problem for RHEL where we guarantee ABI (yes, _binary_)
> stability for 7 years, but also a problem to a lesser extent in
> Fedora.
But hang on: Ocaml has a binary lifetime of about 3 months max.
So I don't see the problem. Ocaml ABI isn't stable, the only
way to fix it is to fix the version of Ocaml, and if you do
that fixing a particular ocamlrun shared lib is ok too.
But obviously you don't want a fork.
> In the case of this library it's a relatively minor problem, but these
> things build up over time
Yeah, they do.
> and the stated aim for Fedora is to follow &
> benefit upstream packages. Fedora is just packaging
IMHO that is a serious problem. Debian too has "quality" standards ..
applied to the packaging. But not to the software. That's stupid.
It's the software that actually makes your computer work.. :)
Anyhow, I can see and agree with your point, I have much the
same issue to deal with in Felix. I don't do patches at all.
Either upstream fixes problems or I fork the whole thing.
--
John Skaller <skaller at users dot sf dot net>
Felix, successor to C++: http://felix.sf.net
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