On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 13:01:57 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
> index 720150d..1e134bb 100644
> --- a/policy.sgml
> +++ b/policy.sgml
> @@ -5163,11 +5163,20 @@ Replaces: mail-transport-agent
> <heading>Development files</heading>
>
> <p>
> - The development files associated to a shared library need to be
> - placed in a package called
> - <package><var>libraryname</var><var>soversion</var>-dev</package>,
> + If there are development files associated with a shared library,
> + the source package needs to generate a binary development package
> + named <package><var>libraryname</var><var>soversion</var>-dev</package>,
> or if you prefer only to support one development version at a
> - time, <package><var>libraryname</var>-dev</package>.
> + time, <package><var>libraryname</var>-dev</package>. Installing
> + the development package must result in installation of all the
> + development files necessary for compiling programs against that
> + shared library.<footnote>
> + This wording allows the development files to be split into
> + several packages, such as a separate architecture-independent
> + <package><var>libraryname</var>-headers</package>, provided that
> + the development package depends on all the required additional
> + packages.
> + </footnote>
> </p>
>
> <p>
Seconded.
Cheers,
Julien - who does this for libxmu{,u} and libgl{,u}, at least
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