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I agree this policy change or clarification (if followed) will +</I>><i> likely prevent such mistakes in the future. And it should not cause any +</I>><i> problems since we have automatic library provides and dependencies. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i>    Christiaan +</I>><i> +</I> +Splitting every single lib in a separate package isn't ideal, IMHO +(just look at how many kde library packages we have). + +Libraries that have the same major from the same src.rpm should be in +the same sub-package as much as possible (i.e. all glib-related libs +in one package, extensions (e.g. nautilus extensions) could be each in +a sub-package); and split only if something would require one lib but +not another from that lib package, i.e. split when needed, not +generally. + +For example look at Amarok: +$ urpmf --sourcerpm :amarok | sort | grep lib +lib64amarokcore1:amarok-2.4.1-0.mga1.src.rpm +lib64amaroklib1:amarok-2.4.1-0.mga1.src.rpm +lib64amarokocsclient4:amarok-2.4.1-0.mga1.src.rpm +lib64amarokpud1:amarok-2.4.1-0.mga1.src.rpm +lib64amarok-sqlcollection1:amarok-2.4.1-0.mga1.src.rpm +lib64amarok-transcoding1:amarok-2.4.1-0.mga1.src.rpm + +every lib is in a separate package, even though: +- Nothing else uses any of those libs other than Amarok +- Amarok is linked against all of those libs and it wouldn't work if +you uninstall any of them + +In such a case grouping all of them in one lib*amarok package would be +easier, there'll never be any file conflicts when the mojor of any of +them changes. + +P.S. I am not a packaging expert. + +-- +Ahmad Samir +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005691.html">[Mageia-dev] Lib policy change needed ? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005723.html">[Mageia-dev] Lib policy change needed ? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5719">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5719">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5719">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5719">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |