Bug#354507: libkpathsea3 should be removed

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 12:44:19PM +0100, Florent Rougon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> wrote:
> 
> > Package: libkpathsea3
> > Version: 2.1-1
> > Severity: normal
> >
> >
> > The only reason for shipping with both libkpathsea3 and libkpathsea4
> > was to work around one of the shortcomings of testings.
> 
> IIRC, Frank wanted to have no package using libkpathsea3 in etch but
> still let it available for users, and remove it in etch+1.

I'm not understanding the rationale for "not removing before etch+1":
- it has zero use inside Debian
- people using self-compiled programs linked with libkpathsea (which 
  should be quite rare) can simply keep libkpathsea3 on their system
  no matter that it's removed from etch
- Debian doesn't keep two so-version of other libraries even in cases of
  more popular libraries

> Florent

cu
Adrian

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