Re: RFC: define FontLibSharedFreeType=NO
Hello,
Does the same crash exists between libfreetype6_2.1.3-2 and 2.1.3-3? In
2.1.3-4 (which I uploaded this morning), I tried to revert the change with
respect to PS_FontInfoRec (while going to CVS 2003-06-07), and I had been
wondering whether I did it correctly or not.
My apologies for the troubles caused.
Anthony
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 07:36:13PM +0900, ISHIKAWA Mutsumi wrote:
> >>>>> In <[🔎] 20030607181335.GY25454@deadbeast.net>
> >>>>> Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> wrote:
>
> >> On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 11:20:01PM +0900, ISHIKAWA Mutsumi wrote:
> >> > >> I got a report in private mail (grrr) from a person who ran into the
> >> > >> very problem you describe, so I appreciate you tracking this down and
> >> > >> fixing it. Your analysis looks reasonable and I agree with your
> >> > >> solution.
> >> >
> >> > Sorry, I found my mistakes by my self.
> >> >
> >> > 1) PS_FontInfoRec was not changed between FreeeType 2.1.3 and
> >> > 2.1.4. It makes after FreeType 2.1.4 release (please see
> >> > freetype-2.1.4/debian/patches/001-freetype-2.1.4+cvs20030601.diff).
> >>
> >> If this is true, then, FreeType maintainer: *please stop doing this*.
> >>
> >> Debian needs to have FreeType packages that are compatible with the rest
> >> of the world's FreeType packages.
> >>
> >> Perhaps what we really need is a freetype-snapshot package, which ships
> >> a libfreetype6-snapshot package which Conflicts/Replaces/Provides:
> >> libfreetype6. For reasons that should be obvious, there should be no
> >> snapshot -dev package at all.
> >>
> >> Please, please, please, I beg of you, do not break binary compatibility
> >> in library packages.
>
> Humm, I found a message from Werner LEMBERG posted to
> devel@freetype.org. I believe libfreetype6 incompatible between
> 2.1.4-3 and 2.1.4-4.
>
> Application build with libfreetype6_2.1.4-4 (use PS_FontInfoRec)
> will crash with libfreetype6_2.1.4-3.
>
> Application build with libfreetype6_2.1.4-3 (use PS_FontInfoRec)
> will crash with libfreetype6_2.1.4-4.
>
> But SONAME is not changed yet (on upstream).
>
>
> >>>>> In <20030608.055428.57256597.wl@gnu.org>
> >>>>> Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > You might want to reconsider the change...
> >> >
> >> > * src/type1/t1tokens.h: Change italic_angle, is_fixed_pitch,
> >> > underline_position, and underline_thickness to pointers. Change
> >> > the type of the latter two to `fixed'.
> >> >
> >> > in current freetype6 without a change in version numbering of the shared
> >> > libraries.
> >>
> >> Our normal strategy is to increase the shared library version number
> >> right before a new release (as suggested by libtool). We will do
> >> that, of course, but not now.
> >>
> >> Is there a better strategy?
> >>
> >>
> >> Werner
>
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> ISHIKAWA Mutsumi
> <ishikawa@linux.or.jp>, <ishikawa@debian.org>, <ishikawa@netvillage.co.jp>
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