Bug#571776: debian-policy: Libraries should be allowed to not provide shlibs when they provide symbols file
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 07:08:08PM -0400, Felipe Sateler wrote:
> > AFAIK, the current version of dpkg in stable supports symbols files, so
> > I think it is time we loosen the requirement for shlibs files when
> > symbols files are present.
> >
> > Requiring shlibs when there is a symbols file also is error-prone,
> > as when the symbols file is updated, the shlibs may not be bumped.
>
> dpkg-shlibdeps(1) says:
>
> > Then, for each library, it looks up either the
> > symbols file, or the shlibs file (if the former doesn't exist or if
> > debian/shlibs.local contains the relevant dependency).
>
> So if you have a symbols file, the shlibs file is redundant.
Except if you use an old dpkg-shlibdeps, in which case if the shlibs is
not updated correctly, you get the wrong info. But my point was that an
old enough dpkg-shlibdeps is already old, and that it's time to maybe
change the rules and get rid of shlibs when there is a symbols file.
Mike
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