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FS#53883 - Packages replacing library major numbers should be naed after the library

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Sachin Garg (randompie) - Saturday, 29 April 2017, 19:04 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 29 April 2017, 19:16 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Linux and ldloader etc. allow the presence of multiple dynamic libraries with different major numbers.

Some applications use specific versions of the libraries:

texlive-bin 2016.41290-10
$ ldd /usr/sbin/luatex | grep poppler
libpoppler.so.66 => /usr/lib/libpoppler.so.66


However, recent version of poppler 0.54.0-1 contains libpoppler.so.67, which breaks luatex.

My solution:

1) extract the library files from poppler 0.52.0-1
2) copy the files into /usr/lib
3) run ldconfig.

An extremely sub-optimal mechanism liable to breakage.

What should be done:

Separate packages for libpoppler.so.66 and libpoppler.so.67 - both exists simultaneously and not replace each other.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 19:16 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement

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