[Debian-ha-maintainers] Bug#809764: Bug#809764: Bug#809764: libqb6-dev and libqb-dev: error when trying to install together

[Herbert Fortes (hpfn)]

On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:12:19 -0200
Herbert Fortes (hpfn) <hpfn at ig.com.br> wrote:

>  
> > > "In case several development versions of a library exist, you may need
> > > to use dpkg's Conflicts mechanism"
> > 
> > I think the Policy means this between versions of the same library
> > (eg. your libqb6-dev and a later libqb7-dev).
> > 
> > But anyway, this is a more broader problem: there are now two libraries
> > named libqb in Debian.  Currently we provide libqb0 and libqb-dev
> > packages, you provide libqb6 and libqb6-dev and we have a guarranteed
> > file name conflict in the dev packages.  It's already confusing, but
> > there's no telling when the package names themselves will clash.  The
> > absolutely best solution would be persuading an upstream to change the
> > library name.  Webcamoid seems to be the newer project, therefore its Qb
> > library might have seen less use, so I don't find it unreasonable to
> > approach its maintainer with this problem.
> 
> I was thinking about talk to the upstream. But it
> will take more time to solve the situation.
> 
> What about the bug ?
> 

I received a quick response from the upstream.

The lib will be libWebcamoid. I can change the
name with patches for this release. Will be
in NEW and the .symbols file will be tested
again in 'experimental'. But the bug can be
closed with a new Debian revison.

I will do the upload untill tomorrow.


regards,
-- 
Herbert Parentes Fortes Neto (hpfn)