Bug#432910: Please update libeel2-2 to 2.18 to be in sync with other libeel2 pkgs

Loïc Minier lool at dooz.org
Fri Jul 13 20:04:01 UTC 2007


On Fri, Jul 13, 2007, Jerry Quinn (ibm) wrote:
> I have a local package that appears to be trying to use a generic libeel2 
> instead of depending on one with the version number in the package name.  
> Do they have incompatible API's?
>
> That package will have to be updated to be in sync.

 Yes, they have incompatible API and ABI; but perhaps your package is
 not affected by the changes.

 eel2 is mostly used by a couple of GNOME modules, mostly nautilus, and
 changes frequently API/ABI as it's mostly a collection of helpers.

 Out of curiosity, what's your package?

-- 
Loïc Minier





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