Bug#790524: src:gmt: takes over files from several unrelated packages

[Sebastiaan Couwenberg]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the feedback.

On 07/04/2015 06:38 PM, Tim Rühsen wrote:
> Am Freitag, 3. Juli 2015, 22:11:49 schrieb Sebastiaan Couwenberg:
>>> * libpsl-dev
>>>
>>>   [...]
>>>   
>>>   Filelist libpsl-dev vs. libgmt-dev:
>>>   
>>>   usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpsl.so
>>
>> The libpsl & gmt packages use different a SONAME. To ensure dependencies
>> on the GMT libpsl it's bundled with libgmt in the libgmt5 package.
>>
>> To resolve the conflict I'm considering renaming the GMT libpsl to
>> libgmt-psl.
>>
>> I've CC'ed the libpsl maintainers, and I would like to ask your opinion
>> on this conflict too.
> 
> IMO, renaming GMT libpsl to libgmt-psl seems reasonable to me. It is a step 
> towards a cleaner library 'namespacing' regarding GMT.
> 
> If it comes to renaming the non-GMT file (and/or package), I won't be 
> reluctant. You'll have a good reason than.

I'm waiting for feedback from the GMT upstream developers about their
opinion on the library rename.

For now I think the Conflicts on the -dev package suffices, as long as
there are no SONAME bumps in libpsl there is no problem.

> BTW, I could not CC this mail to Daniel Kahn Gillmor 
> <dkg at 40fifthhorseman.net>, that's why I took him out of the recipient list.

I've corrected the email address to make sure Daniel gets a copy.

Kind Regards,

Bas

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