Comment 16 for bug 25865

* Mark Baker [Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:32:44 +0000]:

> So I should put the C++ library in a new package, and no longer include
> it in the libpcre3 package. What should I do about dependencies to get a
> smooth upgrade path? Obviously people installing new versions of things
> that use the C++ library will get the new package; until they do isn't
> there a danger that they will install the new libpcre3 and things will
> stop working?

  Yes, see my other message: you make libpcre3 conflict with does
  packages, as in Conflicts: package (<= current-version-in-sid). I
  believe there'll be ver few.

  So you have to examine all the reverse dependencies, and check which
  of them actually link to libpcrecpp.so. Let me know if you'd like
  assistance with this.

> > Mark, please let us know if you'll be able to fix this bug yourself in
> > the next days, so that other libraries depending on libpcre3 can
> > transition themselves.
> I should have some time at the weekend.

  Nice, thanks.

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