On Thu, May 01, 2003 at 10:18:07PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 10:20:13PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > Not linking shared libraries against the other libraries they use also > > subverts the effectiveness of the shlibs system. Therefore, I believe > > Policy should both be explicit about the need for such linking, and > > provide recommendations to packagers that help prevent mislinked > > libraries. > I remembered to have read something to that effect when packaging > my first shared library, but I cannot find it today. > Maybe it was in the developers reference ? I don't know if it was there at one time, but the developer's reference currently points to http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/ exclusively for library issues. Pointing to an external document for such an important issue seems questionable to me, even if we ignore the lack of consensus surrounding the library packaging guide in general. Also, AIUI, the developer's reference does not have the force of policy; shared libs should be required to declare their dependencies, it should not be regarded as a mere recommendation. Regards, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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