[Pkg-scicomp-devel] libmesh -dev package - why versioned?
Adam C Powell IV
hazelsct at debian.org
Wed Aug 13 19:39:58 UTC 2008
On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 21:22 +0200, Ondrej Certik wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Adam C Powell IV <hazelsct at debian.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The new libmesh is due out in a day or two, and I'd like to package it
> > pretty quickly. (It fixes a very significant performance bug.) I don't
> > think it will get into Lenny, but I need it. In fact, I already have
> > the package ready based on SVN, and am just waiting for the tarball.
> >
> > I've been wondering, why do the -dev packages have the version number in
> > them? One can't really install multiple -dev packages at once. And if
> > something else build-deps on it, that package can version its build-dep
> > to ensure it gets the right API.
> >
> > Do you mind if I change them to just libmesh-dev and libmesh-pure-dev
> > instead of libmesh0.6.3(-pure)-dev?
>
> No I don't mind. Please go ahead. BTW as to me, you can even remove
> the libmesh-pure packages, I think they are causing more harm than
> good.
Thanks, will do.
-Adam
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