Bug 16010 - versionize symbols in ABI
Summary: versionize symbols in ABI
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Sisyphus
Classification: Development
Component: libdaemon (show other bugs)
Version: unstable
Hardware: all Linux
: P2 enhancement
Assignee: Nobody's working on this, feel free to take it
QA Contact: qa-sisyphus
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Depends on:
Blocks: 16004
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Reported: 2008-06-13 21:17 MSD by Ivan Zakharyaschev
Modified: 2009-05-16 01:20 MSD (History)
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Description Ivan Zakharyaschev 2008-06-13 21:17:20 MSD 
apt> showpkg libdaemon
Package: libdaemon
Versions: 
0.12-alt2(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.altlinux.org_pub_distributions_ALTLinux_Sisyphus_i586_base_pkglist.classic)(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.linux.kiev.ua_pub_Linux_ALT_Sisyphus_i586_base_pkglist.classic)
0.10-alt1(/var/lib/rpm/Packages)


Packages built with the new version of the library require the new version, otherwise there are undefined symbols, but this is not detected by RPM: RPM allows to upgrade a program without upgrading the library (https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16004 ). 

To solve this problem, symbols in the ABI could be versionized and dependent packages rebuilt.
Comment 1 Michael Shigorin 2008-06-14 12:10:45 MSD 
I don't know how to do that (and frankly don't want to learn to).

Let's mark it an open target for someone's enhancement.
Comment 2 Sergey Bolshakov 2009-05-16 01:20:05 MSD 
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