Re: Debian 1.2.2 and dependency on libc5 (>= 5.4.17-1)
On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, Philippe Troin wrote:
> > If they work correctly with the older library, then there was no reason to
> > build them with a "non-release" library in the first place!
>
> cmchow@se.cuhk.edu.hk said:
> > Doesn't this suggest that the current scheme used in dpkg-shlibdeps
> > for version dependencies is too strict?
>
> Yes and no. The new libc 5.4.17-1 has a shlibs file saying if won't run
> with lower versions (>=5.4.17-1). It should be >=5.4.
>
These are not the issues at hand. The issue is that non-free packages
should be compiled against the "release" libraries whenever possible.
Non-free is seperate from the main distribution for philosophical reasons.
None of these reasons should make it harder to use the software in
non-free.
Note: this linking ahead of the release libraries is not limited to
non-free, or caused by its seperation from the distribution proper. The
cause comes from maintainers trying to keep their "development" systems up
to date with "unstable".. These folks need to be made aware of the
difficulties caused by this practice and discouraged from doing this to
release packages.
Luck,
Dwarf
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