Bug#546275: Uninstallable plus sync mechanismn broken

[Roberto C. Sánchez]

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 08:49:28AM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> this package is now uninstallable as it depends hard on the same
> source version as cyrus-sasl2.
> 
> Furthermore, the mechanimns isn't really easy to see and to
> understand. If both packages need the same source, why are they not
> from the same source package? It is next to impossible for me to see
> what I should do to make e.g. libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal happy to
> install (apart from changing the source version, which can be done
> easily but ... well, conflicts should be there for a reason).
> 
> In other words, if there's an ABI needed, please use ABI-markers so
> that innocent NMUs don't break them (see e.g. apt with markers like
> libapt-pkg-libc6.7-6-4.6), and make it possible to get
> cyrus-sasl2-heimdal fixed by binNMUs in case the ABI marker has been
> changed.
> 

As I mentioned in this message:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-cyrus-sasl2-debian-devel/2009-September/thread.html
(also: <20090912133213.GA27886 at connexer.com>)

The reason for two source packages because you cannot have the MIT and
Heimdal development libraries installed simultaneously.  If that gets
fixed, then we can move to one source package.

However, I will document the current arrangement more clearly.

Regards,

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sánchez
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