Bug#367984: clarify handling of run-time and compile-time support programs

[Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>]

On Tue, 01 Jan 2008, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Here's a patch that I think resolves this and is more explicit about the
> problems and the suggested solutions.
> 
> Comments?  Seconds?

Looks good except:

> +	  This package might typically be named
> +	  <package><var>libraryname</var>-runtime</package>; note the
> +	  absence of the <var>soversion</var> in the package name.

We have more lib.*-tools (22) than lib.*-runtime (15). I wonder if we
shouldn't rather recommend *-tools... it's probably more explicit to the
end user too. On the other hand, it might create undue expectations.

That said: seconded whatever naming you choose.

Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Hertzog

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