Re: Help with resolving an issue with wxwidgets3.2

[Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net>]

On Mon, 12 Dec 2022, Sam Hartman wrote:

> > > > > > "Scott" == Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net> writes:
>
>    Scott> Would Option 1, which was "Rebuild wxWidgets and then binNMU
>    Scott> all packages that link with libwx_gtk3u_gl library (about a
>    Scott> dozen packages)." be acceptable?  We could also add
>    Scott> appropriate "Breaks" to the library package containing the gl
>    Scott> library.
>
> There are times in the past (I'm thinking c++ abi transitions) wher.e
> we've changed the name of the shlibs package but not  of the soname.
> So you end up overriding lintian because your shlib  package does not
> match the soname exactly.
> You need to update your symbols or shlibs files to depend on the new
> shlibs package name.
> It complicates the Debian packaging a bit, and you probably end up
> carrying the complexity,
> but you don't need to diverge from soname, and if you change build
> options in the future you may need to do it again.
> Would an option like this work for both sides?

Yes, that's originally what I planned to do, but Olly suggested that 
changing the shlib package name without changing the library soname might 
be against policy?  This approach would be okay with me, though.  As an 
aside, wx's shlib package names already don't match the soname exactly. 
(Not sure of the history there, but they either never have, or haven't for 
a long time.)

Thanks,
Scott