[PPL-devel] RFC: packaging the PPL for RedHat and Debian

[Michael Tautschnig]

> Although, the Debian Library Packaging guide has:
>
>    Chapter 5. Naming library packages
>
>    The policy documents how to name library
>    packages. "lib[libraryname][SONAME-version-number]" like "libc6" for
>    /lib/libc.so.6
>
> so it would be more in keeping to name it libppl5.
Yes, but this makes me ask: Why is the soname-version == 5?

>
>
> Also, should debian/compat in CVS hold 5, to match the current shared
> object version?
No, debian/compat is the compatibility-information for debhelper, see

man debhelper or

http://www.zevils.com/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+debhelper

Regards,
Michael