[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#963039: Bug#963039: node-iconv: versions of nodejs dependencies not properly documented

[Paul Gevers]

Hi Xavier,

On 19/06/2020 08.07, Xavier wrote:
> could we solve this by adding a:
> 
>   Breaks: nodejs (<< ${binary::Version}~)
> 
> in libnode72 package ? If it works, this will solve the problem for all
> similar packages.

Are you proposing a solution to the current issue, or is this your long
term solution? Because if long term, it's a shame that nodejs is coupled
to the libnode* SONAME (I guess it does solve the current issue). That
means that there's no gain anymore (from the archive side) to split the
library into a library binary package that follows the soname. If you
can't (effectively) co-install the different versions of the libraries,
you could decide to save yourself the NEW trip on SONAME bumps.

Paul

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